Vocabulary

What does 最中 (さなか, sanaka) mean?

最中 (さなか, sanaka) means right in the middle of, at the height of.

Quick facts
Reading	さなか
Romaji	sanaka
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

最中さなか

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworksanaka

right in the middle of, at the height of

Example sentences

会議(かいぎ)の最中(さなか)に電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)った。
The phone rang right in the middle of the meeting.
冬(ふゆ)の寒(さむ)さの最中(さなか)に旅行(りょこう)に出(で)た。
I went on a trip right in the middle of the winter cold.