Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 中庸(ちゅうよう) in Japanese

中庸
Kana Reading
ちゅうよう
Romaji
chūyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path
    Example sentence
    彼は中庸を心得たじんぶつである。 He is man of moderate views.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    the Doctrine of the Mean - one of the Four Books
    Example sentence
    都会と田舎の生活の中庸を見つけるのは難しい。 It is difficult to find a happy medium between city and countryside.

Examples of 中庸, ちゅうよう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

庸 JLPT 1

11 strokes

commonplace, ordinary, employment

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi:

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中 JLPT 5

4 strokes

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: なか, うち, あた.る

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