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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

真まっ最さい中ちゅう

massaichuu

right in the middle of

Also read まっさなか. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 議論ぎろんのまっ最中さいちゅうにベルが鳴なった。

    The bell went off right in the middle of our discussion.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしはコンサートの真最中まっさいちゅうに劇場げきじょうを出でなければならなかった。

    I had to leave the theatre in the middle of the concert.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしが彼かれらのアパートを訪問ほうもんしたとき、夫婦ふうふは議論ぎろんの真まっ最中さいちゅうだった。

    When I visited their apartment, the couple was right in the middle of an argument.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 真最中

  • 真true; realityOnシンKunま・ま-・まこと
  • 最utmost; mostOnサイ・シュKunもっとも・つま
  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる

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