"道中" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [do̞ːt͡ɕɨᵝː] Forms: 道中 [canonical] (ruby: (どう), (ちゅう)), dōchū [romanization], dautyuu [romanization], だうちゆう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Likely a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 道 (dō, “road, street; way”) + 中 (chū, “middle; in; partway along”). Appears in texts from at least the Muromachi period (1500s) in the jargon of 浄瑠璃 (jōruri, “a style of storytelling with musical accompaniment”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=とうちゅう'}} Middle Chinese, {{compound|ja|道|中|sort=とうちゅう'|t1=road, street; way|t2=middle; in; partway along|tr1=dō|tr2=chū}} 道 (dō, “road, street; way”) + 中 (chū, “middle; in; partway along”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|どうちゅう|hhira=だうちゆう}} 道(どう)中(ちゅう) • (dōchū) ^(←だうちゆう (dautyuu)?)
  1. traveling, journeying
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-F9xyQNTq
  2. the middle of a trip, partway through a journey
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-lXDLpZww
  3. short for 花魁道中 (oiran dōchū, “a procession of courtesans”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 花魁道中 (extra: oiran dōchū, “a procession of courtesans”)
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-YIvyWOpF Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 45 13 1 1 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 3 45 13 2 2 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 3 45 13 2 2 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 6 38 14 3 3 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 4 46 11 1 1 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 4 67 18
  4. a style of wearing a 手拭い (tenugui, “handkerchief, bandanna”) on one's head
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-56JhvBx-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [mʲit͡ɕina̠ka̠] Forms: 道中 [canonical] (ruby: (みち), (なか)), michinaka [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Compound of 道 (michi, “road, street”) + 中 (naka, “middle; in; partway along”). Appears in the Kojiki of 712 CE. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=みちなか}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|道|中|sort=みちなか|t1=road, street|t2=middle; in; partway along|tr1=michi|tr2=naka}} 道 (michi, “road, street”) + 中 (naka, “middle; in; partway along”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|みちなか}} 道(みち)中(なか) • (michinaka)
  1. the middle of the road or street
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-fOTIjAt3
  2. on a road or street
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-oMHsZrZe
  3. partway along or down a road or street on the way to a destination
    Sense id: en-道中-ja-noun-HwISQtz6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for 道中 meaning in Japanese (5.3kB)

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