Chinese

Adjective

日中

1. Japan-China, Japanese-Chinese

Noun

日中

1. (literary) noon
2. (Min Dong) day

Antonyms

• (Min Dong: day): 暝晡 (“night”)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Abbreviated compound of 日 ‎(Nichi, first character of 日本, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 中 ‎(Chū, first character of 中国, Chūgoku, “China”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) に​っちゅう [níꜜtchùù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nit̚t͡ɕɯᵝː]

Proper noun

日中 ‎(hiragana にっちゅう, romaji Nitchū)

1. Japan-China, Japanese-Chinese, Sino-Japanese

Synonyms

• 中日 (ちゅうにち) ‎(Chūnichi)

Derived terms

• 日中戦争 ‎(にっちゅうせんそう, Nitchū Sensō): the Second Sino-Japanese War

  The First Sino-Japanese War is known in Japanese as the 日清戦争 ‎(Nisshin Sensō, “Japan-Qing War”).

Etymology 2

From Sinitic 日中. Date of borrowing unknown.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) にっちゅう [nìtchúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nit̚t͡ɕɯᵝː]

Noun

日中 ‎(hiragana にっちゅう, romaji nitchū)

1. the daytime, during the day
2. noon, midday

Synonyms

• (daytime): 昼間 (ひるま) ‎(hiruma)
• (daytime): 白昼 (はくちゅう) ‎(hakuchū)
• (noon): 正午 (しょうご) ‎(shōgo)

Derived terms

• 日中行事 (にっちゅうぎょうじ) ‎(nitchū gyōji): a daytime event

Etymology 3

Compound of 日 ‎(hi, “day”) +‎ 中 ‎(naka, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ひなか [hìnáká] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çĩna̠ka̠]

Noun

日中 ‎(hiragana ひなか, romaji hinaka)

1. the daytime, during the day
2. a half day, half of a day

Synonyms

• (daytime): 昼間 (ひるま) ‎(hiruma)
• (daytime): 白昼 (はくちゅう) ‎(hakuchū)
• (half day): 半日 (はんじつ) ‎(hanjitsu)

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9