日中

• 読み: にっちゅう
• ローマ字: nicchuu
• 漢字の分解: 日 (nichi) — day, sun; 中 (chuu) — middle, during
• 発音: /ni.t͡ɕːɯː/

意味

During the day; daytime; in broad daylight. Refers to the hours when the sun is up.

A noun and adverb specifying the daytime hours, roughly from sunrise to sunset. Common patterns: 日中は暑い (it is hot during the day), 日中に (during the daytime). Note that 日中 can also mean 'Japan-China' (日中関係, Japan-China relations) depending on context, but when used as a time word it refers strictly to daytime.

例文

1. 日中は暑いので外出を控えている。
2. 彼は日中働いて夜は学校に通っている。
3. 日中でも薄暗い路地は少し怖い。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, schedule, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 日 (nichi, day/sun) and 中 (chuu, middle/during). Together, 'in the middle of the day' — the period when the sun is overhead.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal