Noun (futsuumeishi) medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle Suffix in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation) middle way, moderation See also: 上・4 See also: 下・2 second volume (of three) See also: 中学校 Abbreviation junior high school, middle school See also: 中国・1 China