日中
Chinese
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (日中) |
日 | 中 | |
| anagram | 中日 | ||
Pronunciation
Adjective
日中
Noun
日中
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (Min Dong: day): 暝晡 (“night”)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 中 |
| にち > にっ Grade: 1 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Abbreviated compound of 日 (Nichi, first character of 日本, Nippon, “Japan”) + 中 (Chū, first character of 中国, Chūgoku, “China”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
日中 (hiragana にっちゅう, rōmaji Nitchū)
Synonyms
- 中日 (Chūnichi)
Derived terms
- 日中戦争 (にっちゅうせんそう, Nitchū Sensō): the Second Sino-Japanese War
- The First Sino-Japanese War is known in Japanese as the 日清戦争 (Nisshin Sensō, “Japan-Qing War”).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 中 |
| にち > にっ Grade: 1 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
From Sinitic 日中. Date of borrowing unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
日中 (hiragana にっちゅう, rōmaji nitchū)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 中 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
なか Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 日 (hi, “day”) + 中 (naka, “middle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
日中 (hiragana ひなか, rōmaji hinaka)
Synonyms
References
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