ナカ
Meanings
Noun
1. inside; interior
Adverb
Noun
2. among; within
Noun
3. middle; center; centre
Adverb
Noun
4. during; while; middle; midst; amid
Noun
5. interval; gap
6. mean; average
Adjective (の)
Noun
7. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
8. medium grade; medium quality
Archaic
Noun
9. red-light district
Pitch accent
Top 40800
Used in vocabulary (111 in total)
belly; abdomen; stomach
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
shopping area within a train station
shopping area within a train station
longshoreman; baggageman
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in the mountains; among the mountains
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
back (of body)
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
vaginal orgasm
society; the world; the times
middle of the night; dead of night
in the middle of a field
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
medium or average price
inner plug (bottle, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
inside one's heart; in one's mind
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
among (them); of (them)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
among these; between these; of these
wherein; therein; thereinto
downtown
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
daytime; during the day
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
(about) middle; midway
in the city
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
about the middle
society; company; the public; the world
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet
man among men; manly man; alpha male
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
break (from work, etc.); recess
trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
shopping area within a train station
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
hell and high water
middle act
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
intermediate street
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
central corridor; middle corridor
daytime
middle brother
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
chapter title page; divisional title
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
road through the middle; middle road
center of a noh stage
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
advertisement hanging in a train
winning by opponent's resignation (in the game of go)
gambler's den
medium-grade millstone
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
middle of the month; mid-month
central Japan
central Japan
ambulatory vending of snacks in a theater or stadium (theatre)
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
middle of a year
intermediate coat of paint or lacquer; second coat
cloth folded inside out
half tide (e.g. midway between spring and neap tides)
Central China
folded in the middle
next-month delivery
the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall
middle of the road; on the road; on the way (to one's destination)
nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number; (lit.) a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
medium crimson
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
Tanaka memorial (document, ca. 1927)
second card from the bottom of the draw pile
the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
inn where one rests on the way; inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; inn that introduces clients to prostitutes
midsummer; height of summer
gap; space; good relationship
midnight; dead of night
go-between; matchmaker
the part of a province midway from the capital
one hour
midway (through); halfway
Examples (200 in total)
Stay inside.
They're inside.
Let him in.