車中

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃちゅう [shàchúú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) しゃちゅう [sháꜜchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠t͡ɕɨː]

• Homophone: 社中 (in the atamadaka accent pattern)

Noun

車中(しゃちゅう) • (shachū) 

1. (the) inside of a car, train, or other vehicle

Derived terms

• 車(しゃ)中(ちゅう)泊(はく) (shachūhaku, “overnight stay inside a car”)
• 車(しゃ)中(ちゅう)談(だん) (shachūdan, “informal lecture, colloquy inside a train (etc.)”)