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Japanese word
中期
Pronunciation
Romajichūki
Meaning
- nounmiddle period
Example
江戸時代の中期に町は大きく発展しました。e do ji dai no chū ki ni machi wa ō ki ku hat ten shi ma shi ta
The town developed greatly in the middle of the Edo period.
More examples
工事の中期には、現場の安全を再確認しました。kō ji no chū ki ni wa gen ba no an zen o sai kaku nin shi ma shi ta
We checked safety at the site again during the middle phase of construction.
Core concept
Refers to the part that comes between the beginning and the end of a broader period.
Common phrases
中期に入るchū ki ni hai ru
enter the middle period
中期の計画chū ki no kei kaku
medium-term plan
中期までchū ki ma de
until the middle period
Similar words
中頃nakagoro: A roughly central time within a period or event.
半ばnakaba: The middle section of a period, sequence, or process.
中盤chūban: The central phase of an activity, event, or continuing process.
中葉chūyō: The middle phase of a broad historical period.
Definition in Japanese
長く続く時代や事柄を区切った場合に、始めと終わりの間に位置する時期。naga ku tsuzu ku ji dai ya koto gara o ku gi tta ba ai ni haji me to o wa ri no aida ni i chi su ru ji ki
Word origin
As a Sino-Japanese compound, 中期 (chūki) joins 中 (chū, "middle") with 期 (ki, "period") to mean the middle section of a larger period.
Usage tips
- 中期 (chūki) commonly appears in Japanese names for historical subdivisions, so its exact span depends on the larger era being divided.