Vocabulary

What does 途中 (とちゅう, tochuu) mean?

途中 (とちゅう, tochuu) means on the way, in the middle (of doing something).

Quick facts
Readingとちゅう
Romajitochuu
Part of speechnoun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
とちゅう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontochuu

on the way, in the middle (of doing something)

  1. 1noun · adverb on the way; en route
  2. 2noun · adverb in the middle of; midway; halfway

Example sentences

  • The phone rang in the middle of the conversation.

  • I met my teacher on the way to school.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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