Word details

中庸

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 中庸.

Dictionary

Entry

中庸ゅうようNounFreq #46256
1

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

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path

Examples
都会と田舎の生活の中庸を見つけるのは難しい。
It is difficult to find a happy medium between city and countryside.
2

the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

commonplace, ordinary, employment

11 strokesFrequency 2,038JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヨウ

Nanori

つねのぶやす

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