Vocabulary

What does 中堅 (ちゅうけん, chuuken) mean?

中堅 (ちゅうけん, chuuken) means nucleus; backbone; mainstay.

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Readingちゅうけん
Romajichuuken
Part of speechnoun
ちゅうけん
chuuken

nucleus; backbone; mainstay

  1. 1noun nucleus; backbone; mainstay
  2. 2no-adjective · noun medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking
  3. 3noun main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops
  4. 4noun center field; centre field; center fielder
  5. 5noun athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)

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