なか

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
中

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なか [náꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠]

Noun

なか • (naka) ^{←なか (naka)?}

1. inside

   箱(はこ)の中(なか)には何(なに)もありません。

   Hako no naka ni wa nani mo arimasen.

   There is nothing in the box.

2. middle
3. among (a group / mass)

   この中(なか)に人狼(じんろう)がいます。

   Kono naka ni jinrō ga imasu.

   There is a werewolf among us / among these people.

4. during (time)

   暑(あつ)い中(なか)お疲(つか)れ様(さま)です。

   Atsui naka o-tsukare-sama desu.

   (please add an English translation of this example)

   猛暑(もうしょ)の中(なか)

   mōsho no naka

   (please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

• お腹(なか) (onaka)
• 中今(なかいま) (nakaima, “the present, as a privileged moment in eternity”)

Proper noun

なか • (Naka) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
仲

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なか [náꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠]

Noun

なか • (naka) ^{←なか (naka)?}

1. relationship, terms

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 仲(なか)がいい (naka ga ii), 仲(なか)が良(よ)い (naka ga yoi)
• 仲(なか)に入(はい)る (naka ni hairu)
• 仲(なか)働(ばたら)き (nakabataraki)
• 仲(なか)直(なお)り (nakanaori)
• 仲(なか)間(ま) (nakama)
• 仲(なか)睦(むつ)まじい (nakamutsumajii)
• 仲(なか)立(だ)ち (nakadachi)
• 仲(なか)良(よ)く (nakayoku)
• 仲(なか)良(よ)し (nakayoshi)
• 仲(なか)違(たが)い (nakatagai)
• 仲人(なこうど) (nakōdo)
• 熱(あつ)い仲(なか) (atsuinaka)
• 恋(こい)仲(なか) (koinaka)
• 不(ふ)仲(なか) (funaka)
• 夫(ふう)婦(ふ)仲(なか) (fūfunaka)

See also

• Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/中央

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
無か

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠]

Adjective

なか • (naka) ^†-ka

1. Ka-ending dialect form of ない (nai)

   佐賀(さが)はなんもなか

   Saga wa nan mo naka

   there's nothing (of worth) in Saga (local folk saying)