なか
Meanings
Noun
1. inside; interior
Adverb
Noun
2. among; within
Noun
3. middle; center; centre
Adverb
Noun
4. during; while; middle; midst; amid
Noun
5. interval; gap
6. mean; average
Adjective (の)
Noun
7. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
8. medium grade; medium quality
Archaic
Noun
9. red-light district
Pitch accent
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Top 2000
Used in vocabulary (148 in total)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
belly; abdomen; stomach
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
among (them); of (them)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
wherein; therein; thereinto
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
in the middle of a field
back (of the body)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
back (of the body)
middle of the night; dead of night
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
society; the world; the times
inside one's heart; in one's mind
middle of the night; dead of night
about the middle
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
inside; interior; inner part
medium-grade millstone
downtown
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
daytime; noon; broad daylight
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
center of a noh stage
daytime; broad daylight
half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
(about) middle; midway
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
man among men; manly man; alpha male
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
to work out a compromise
winning by opponent's resignation
mid-layer (clothing); intermediate clothing; second layer (of underwear).
medium or average price
middle of the road; on the road; on the way (to one's destination)
in the mountains; among the mountains
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
in the city; in the community
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
society; company; the public; the world
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet
break (from work, etc.); recess
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
hell and high water
middle act
shopping area within a train station
intermediate street
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
central corridor; middle corridor
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
middle brother
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
daytime
road through the middle; middle road
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
chapter title page; divisional title; middle door
longshoreman; baggageman
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
if you want to hide a leaf, the best place is a forest
advertisement hanging in a train
middle of the month; mid-month
gambler's den
A Dream Within a Dream (1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
central Japan
central Japan
saddle stitch
ambulatory vending of snacks in a theater or stadium (theatre)
the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall
despite bad weather; in spite of poor conditions
despite bad weather; in spite of poor conditions
storm in a teacup; tempest in a teapot
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University
intermediate coat of paint or lacquer; second coat
cloth folded inside out
next-month delivery
half tide (e.g. midway between spring and neap tides)
vaginal orgasm
bulging shape; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its middle rank (e.g. 3445)
Takenaka Corporation
Central China
folded in the middle
inner plug (bottle, etc.)
helmet; helmet liner
nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number; (lit.) a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
medium crimson
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
middle of a year
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
Tanaka memorial (document, ca. 1927)
second card from the bottom of the draw pile
boneless short rib
partial withdrawal during ejaculation (to show the moment on camera); half in, half out
partial withdrawal during ejaculation (to show the moment on camera); half out, half in
Nakamura Gakuen University
Nakano no Miyako Konbu (sweet and sour snack made from dried kelp); Miyako Konbu
Middle-earth (in J.R.R. Tolkien's works)
the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
inn where one rests on the way; inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; inn that introduces clients to prostitutes
midsummer; height of summer
gap; space; good relationship
midnight; dead of night
go-between; matchmaker
part of a province midway from the capital
one hour
midway (through); halfway
Nakano Station (Tokyo)
Nakagawa Station (Kanagawa)
Nakatsu Station (Hankyu)
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
Miyanaka Dam
Nakasato Station (Iwate)
Nakashima Station (Hiroshima)
Nakahata Station
Examples (200 in total)
Stay inside.
They're inside.
Let him in.