最中 (さいちゅう): in the middle of — Japanese vocabulary
最中 is read さいちゅう and means "in the middle of". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
最中
- Reading
- さいちゅう · saichuu
- Translation
- in the middle of
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- さいちゅうが
Example
彼女はきゅうりを切っている最中だった。
かのじょはきゅうりをきっているさいちゅうだった。
She was right in the middle of cutting cucumbers.
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