Word Meaning 最中

さなか sanaka

最中 is read as さなか (sanaka) and means (in) the middle of.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

さなか

Romaji

sanaka

Writing Variants

  • さ中 さなか sanaka
  • 最中 さいちゅう saichuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 直中,只中,真っ最中,真っただ中,真っ直中,真っ只中 Rank 819 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最中の月

もなかのつき

full moon

真っ最中

まっさなか

right in the middle (of)

最も

もとも

most

最上

もがみ

best

最大

さいだい

biggest

最後

さいご

one's final moments

最高

さいこう

best

最初

さいしょ

beginning

最近

さいきん

nearest

最終

さいしゅう

last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

最大限

さいだいげん

maximum

最強

さいきょう

strongest

Example Sentences

10

But my mind is still in chaos.

He's writing a long letter.

Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.

Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.

To talk during a concert is rude.

I fell asleep in the middle of the lecture.

He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.

She looked bored while we were making love.

If your stomach growls in the middle of a test, that's pretty embarrassing.

Cindy dozed off in the middle of her graduation examinations.