途中

• 読み: とちゅう
• ローマ字: tochuu
• 漢字の分解: 途 (to) — way, road, route; 中 (chuu) — middle, inside
• 発音: /to.tɕɯ.ɯ/

意味

On the way; midway; in the middle of. Indicates being partway through a journey or process.

A noun/adverb used in two main patterns: (1) physical route — 途中で/に (on the way, along the route); (2) process — 途中で (in the middle of doing something). 途中で止める means to stop midway. Common in daily conversation for describing things that happen during travel or during an activity.

例文

1. 学校に行く途中でパン屋に寄りました。
2. 映画の途中で寝てしまいました。
3. 仕事の途中ですが、少し休憩しましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: commuting, activities, progress

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Combines 途 (to, way/road/route) and 中 (chū, middle/inside). Both kanji together paint a clear picture: 'in the middle of the road' — being partway along a path or process.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal