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中道

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Chinese

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (中道)
simp. #(中道)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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中道

  1. (literary) middle-aged

Noun

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中道

  1. (literary) the middle of the road
  2. (literary) middle age
  3. (philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms

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  • (the doctrine of the golden mean): 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
 中道 on Japanese Wikipedia
 中道政治 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちゅう)(どう) (chūdōちゆうだう (tyuudau)?

  1. (politics) middle of the road
    Coordinate terms: 右派 (uha), 左派 (saha)
    (ちゅう)(どう)()()
    chūdō uha
    right of center
  2. on the way; midway
    Synonyms: 中途 (chūto), 途中 (tochū), 半ば (nakaba), 半途 (hanto)
  3. (Buddhism) middle way
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
みち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(なか)(みち) (nakamichi

  1. middle street
  2. street between two lands
  3. street through certain land

Proper noun

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(なか)(みち) (Nakamichi

  1. a surname

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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中道 (jungdo) (hangeul 중도)

  1. hanja form? of 중도 (middle-of-the-road)