最中に (saichuu ni)

Meaning

  1. (in) the middle of
  2. (in) the midst of
  3. (in) the course of

All JLPT 3 grammar : 最中に(最中に, saichuu ni), (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of, [Noun]

Poetical term

Example

日本語意味
彼らは話をしている最中に電話を切られた。They were cut off in the middle of their telephone conversation.
彼は会話の最中に口を挟むことがよくある。He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.
彼はスピーチの最中に気を失った。He fainted in the midst of his speech.
食事の最中に呼び鈴が鳴った。The doorbell rang during the meal.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
彼らkarerathey
電話denwatelephone call, phone
nakainside, in, among
挟むhasamuto hold between
kaimeeting, assembly
会話kaiwaconversation
kuchimouth, opening, hole
kispirit, mind, heart
kotothing, matter
食事shokujimeal

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
デンelectricity
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
セツ,サイき.る, -き.る, き.りcut, cutoff
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme
カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
コウ,クくちmouth
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
シツうしな.う, う.せるlose, error, fault
ショク,ジキく.う, く.らう, た.べるeat, food
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
よ.ぶcall, call out to
メイな.く, な.る, な.らすchirp, cry, bark, echo

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