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なかぼうNoun
1

Rare term

helmet; helmet liner

童子ちゅうどうじNounArchaic
1

temple pageboy

なかいまNounArchaic
1

the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)

宿なかやどNounArchaic
1

inn where one rests on the way

2

inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers

3

inn that introduces clients to prostitutes

下駄ちゅうげたNoun
1

Rare term

medium height geta

なかたびNounAdverbArchaic
1

midway (through); halfway

ちゅうNounAdverbFreq #424
1

on the way; en route

Examples
学校へ行く途中でトムに会った。
I met Tom on my way to school.
2

in the middle of; midway; halfway

Examples
途中であきらめるな。
Don't give up halfway.
なかNounFreq #638
1

back (of the body)

Examples
このブラウスはボタンが背中にある。
This blouse buttons at the back.
当たる当るたるたるGodan verbFreq #932
1

Intransitive verb

to be hit; to strike

Examples
私は顔に冷たい風が当たるのを感じた。
I felt a cold wind on my face.
彼は発砲したが当たらなかった
He fired but missed.
2

Intransitive verb

to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed

3

Intransitive verb; Often as ...に当たる

to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to

Examples
日本の桜はまさにイギリスのバラにあたる
The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.
4

Intransitive verb

to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

Examples
不思議な話だが、彼の予言は当たった
Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
5

Intransitive verb

to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win

Examples
福引きでカメラが当たった
I got a camera in a lottery.
6

Intransitive verb

to be successful; to go well; to be a hit

7

Intransitive verb

to face; to confront

8

Intransitive verb

to lie (in the direction of)

9

Intransitive verb

to undertake; to be assigned

10

Intransitive verb

to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted

Examples
彼はフグにあたった
He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
11

Intransitive verb

to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)

12

Intransitive verb

to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at

13

Intransitive verb; As 〜するには当たらない, etc.

to be unnecessary

14

Intransitive verb; Baseball; Usu. as 当たっている

to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak

15

Intransitive verb

to feel a bite (in fishing)

16

Intransitive verb

(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil

17

Transitive verb

to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)

18

Transitive verb

to shave

19

Transitive verb; As 〜の〜に当たる

to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship

ゅうちゅうNounFreq #1088
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention

Examples
私は読書に集中していた。
I was concentrating on reading.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.)

Examples
彼の仕事の大半が都市部に集中している。
The bulk of his work is in the urban area.
3

within a collection of works

そのそのなかExpressionFreq #1189
1

Usu. 〜に, 〜で

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

世のなかNounExpressionFreq #1279
1

society; the world; the times

Examples
世の中全体がおかしくなっているんだよ。
The whole world is off its rocker.
んちゅうんじゅうれんぢゅうNounFreq #1378
1

Familiar or derogatory

company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks

Examples
あの連中には近づいてはいけないよ。
You must steer clear of that gang.
2

れんじゅう/れんぢゅう only

troupe; company (of musicians)

心の心のなかこころのなかNounExpressionFreq #1861
1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

いちゅう ()なかNounFreq #2269
1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

Examples
コンサートの最中に喋るのは無作法である。
To talk during a concert is rude.
半ばかばFreq #2289
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

middle; halfway; midway

Examples
このボートのエンジンがハワイへの航路のなかばで駄目にならなければよいね。
Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.
彼女は40代半ばで再婚した。
She married again in her mid-forties.
2

Common noun

half (of); one half

Examples
人生とは何であるかを知ったとき、すでに生涯の半ばは過ぎている。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
3

Adverb (fukushi)

half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially

Examples
出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。
Well begun is half done.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

mostly; almost; nearly

ちゅうNounFreq #2328
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to

Examples
私は、うれしくて夢中だった。
I was beside myself with joy.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium

3

within a dream; while dreaming

真んんなかNounFreq #2619
1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

Examples
砂漠の真ん中で私たちの車はガス欠になった。
We ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.
このうちこの内このこのなか (この)ExpressionFreq #2825
1

Word usually written using kana alone

among these; between these; of these

Examples
この内大事なのは第二目の観点である。
Among these views, the second one is of importance.
2

このなか only

in here; in this

世界かいじゅうNoun~の Adj.Freq #2827
1

around the world; throughout the world

Examples
彼は世界中を旅した。
He traveled all over the globe.
なかNounAdverbFreq #2907
1

middle of the night; dead of night

Examples
私は夜中に3度目が覚めた。
I awoke three times in the night.
お腹なかNounPoliteFreq #3058
1

belly; abdomen; stomach

Examples
いいえ、結構です。お腹が一杯ですから。
No, thank you. I've had enough.
うちゅうNounFreq #3325
1

sky; air; mid-air

Examples
煙は空中へと舞い上がった。
The smoke ascended into the air.
そんなそんななかExpressionFreq #4526
1

wherein; therein; thereinto