日中

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	中

Etymology 1

Abbreviated compound of 日 (Nichi, first character of 日本, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 中 (Chū, first character of 中国, Chūgoku, “China”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [nit͡ɕːʲɯᵝː]

Proper noun

日中 (hiragana にっちゅう, romaji Nitchū)

1. Japan-China, Japanese-Chinese, Sino-Japan, Sino-Japanese

Synonyms

• 中日 (ちゅうにち, Chūnichi)

Derived terms

• 日中戦争 (にっちゅうせんそう, Nitchū Sensō): the Second Sino-Japanese War

  The First Sino-Japanese War is known in Japanese as the 日清戦争 (Nisshin Sensō, “Japan-Qing War”).

Etymology 2

From Sinitic 日中. Date of borrowing unknown.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [nit͡ɕːʲɯᵝː]

Noun

日中 (hiragana にっちゅう, romaji nitchū)

1. the daytime, during the day
2. noon, midday

Synonyms

• (daytime): 昼間 (ひるま, hiruma)
• (daytime): 白昼 (はくちゅう, hakuchū)
• (noon): 正午 (しょうご, shōgo)

Derived terms

• 日中行事 (にっちゅうぎょうじ, nitchū gyōji): a daytime event

Etymology 3

Compound of 日 (hi, “day”) +‎ 中 (naka, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [çina̠ka̠]

Noun

日中 (hiragana ひなか, romaji hinaka)

1. the daytime, during the day
2. a half day, half of a day

Synonyms

• (daytime): 昼間 (ひるま, hiruma)
• (daytime): 白昼 (はくちゅう, hakuchū)
• (half day): 半日 (はんじつ, hanjitsu)

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Mandarin

Adjective

日中 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin rìzhōng)

1. Japan-China, Japanese-Chinese

Noun

日中 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin rìzhōng)

1. (literary) noon