真っ只中

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	只	中
ま Grade: 3	ただ Jinmeiyō	なか Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
眞っ只中 (kyūjitai) まっただ中真っただ中真っ直中まっ只中真っ唯中真只中

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 只 (tada, “only”) +‎ 中 (naka, “middle”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まっただなか [màttádáꜜnàkà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
(Tokyo) まっただなか [màttáꜜdànàkà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚ta̠da̠na̠ka̠]

Noun

真(ま)っ只(ただ)中(なか) • (mattadanaka)

(of a place) right in the middle of
Synonym: 真ん中

大海(たいかい)の真(ま)っ只中(ただなか)に浮(う)かぶ島(しま)
taikai no mattadanaka ni ukabu shima
the island floating in the middle of the ocean
(of an event) right in the midst of
Synonym: 真っ最中

戦(たたか)いの真(ま)っ只中(ただなか)
tatakai no mattadanaka
in the midst of a battle

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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