中身

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

中身 (hiragana なかみ, rōmaji nakami)

  1. physical contents
     (はこ)中身 (なかみ)はなんだろな?
    Hako no nakami wa nandaro 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)のない会話 (はなし)
    nakami no nai hanashi
    empty conversation
    (literally, “conversation without substance”)
  3. blade of a sword
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

中身 (hiragana ちゅうしん, rōmaji chūshin)

  1. medium (clarification of this definition is needed)
Coordinate terms
  • 大身 (たいしん) (taishin, large),  (しょう) (しん) (shōshin, small)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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