体中
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 体 | 中 |
| からだ Grade: 2 | ちゅう > じゅう Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
Etymology 1
Compound of 体 (karada, “body”) + 中 (-jū, “throughout”). The chū changes to jū as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The 中 character is often read as chū in compounds, with a meaning of “middle; inside, within”, but when read as jū with rendaku, the meaning shifts to “throughout, all over”.
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠da̠ʑɨᵝː]
Alternative forms
- 身体中 (less common)
Noun
体中 (hiragana からだじゅう, rōmaji karadajū)
- throughout the body, from head to foot, all over
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 体 | 中 |
| たい Grade: 2 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
May be from Middle Chinese compound 體中 (thejX trjuwng, literally “body + center; within”).
Alternatively, may be a Japanese coinage using Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 体 (tai, “body”) + 中 (chū, “within, inside”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- IPA(key): [ta̠it͡ɕɨᵝː]
Noun
体中 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 體中, hiragana たいちゅう, rōmaji taichū)
- the inside of the body, somewhere inside the body