middle; inside

Above the middle of your mouth there's a line called the philtrum.

Note

Above the middle of your mouth there's a line called the philtrum.

Breakdown of middle; inside

Usages of middle; inside

中ちゅう国ごくchuugoku

in, inside; middle

In the middle of your face there is one dot. It's an insect!

田た中なかtanaka

Tanaka ^surname

背せ中なかsenaka

back (of the body)

〜中ちゅう〜chuu

throughout, during^{used after a noun}

Sometimes the initial t-sound changes into a d-sound due to rendaku, a phenomenon where the initial consonant of the second part of a compound word becomes voiced.

Unfortunately, there are no clear rules for when rendaku applies.

中ちゅう学がっ校こうchuugakkou

junior high school; middle school

中ちゅう心しんchuushin

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