中身

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中	身
なか Grade: 1	み Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なかみ [nàkáꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠mʲi]

Noun

中(なか)身(み) • (nakami) 

1. physical contents

   箱(はこ)の中身(なかみ)はなんだろうな？

   Hako no nakami wa nandarō na?

   what's in the box? (party game)

   (literally, “the contents of the box is what?”)

2. contents, substance (of speech, etc.)

   中身(なかみ)のない話(はなし)

   nakami no nai hanashi

   empty conversation

   (literally, “conversation without substance”)

3. blade of a sword

Synonyms

• 内容(ないよう) (naiyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中	身
ちゅう Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしん [chùúshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕĩɴ]

Noun

中(ちゅう)身(しん) • (chūshin) 

1. medium (clarification of this definition is needed)

Coordinate terms

• 大身(たいしん) (taishin, “large”), 小身(しょうしん) (shōshin, “small”)