Word Meaning 中堅

ちゅうけん chuuken

中堅 is read as ちゅうけん (chuuken) and means athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.).

Meaning

English

athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
main body (of troops)
crack troops
select troops
center field
centre field
center fielder
centre fielder

Reading

Kana

ちゅうけん

Romaji

chuuken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 2558 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

中堅企業

ちゅうけんきぎょう

medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

中堅手

ちゅうけんしゅ

center fielder

中継ぎ

なかつぎ

pole-shaped item with a join in the middle

中核

ちゅうかく

kernel

中継

ちゅうけい

relay broadcasting

中旬

ちゅうじゅん

middle of a month

中華

ちゅうか

China

中級

ちゅうきゅう

intermediate level

中傷

ちゅうしょう

slander

中産階級

ちゅうさんかいきゅう

middle class

中華人民共和国

ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく

People's Republic of China

中小企業

ちゅうしょうきぎょう

small and medium-sized enterprises

Example Sentences

1

彼は中堅の社員だ。

かれはちゅうけんのしゃいんだ。

He is a mid-level employee.