夢中

Chinese

to dream
 
middle; center; within
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (夢中)
simp. (梦中)

Pronunciation


Noun

夢中

  1. in a dream
    焚香海靈開眼夢中 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    焚香海灵开眼梦中 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 送僧歸日本
    Fénxiāng zhù hǎilíng, kāiyǎn mèngzhōng xíng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ちゅう) (muchū) -na (adnominal ()(ちゅう) (muchū na), adverbial ()(ちゅう) (muchū ni))

  1. absorbed (fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed)
    ()どもが夢中(むちゅう)(あそ)んでいる
    kodomo ga muchū de asondeiru
    the children are completely absorbed in playing
    Synonym: 現を抜かす

Inflection

Noun

()(ちゅう) (muchū) 

  1. a trance, absorption in something or someone
    ゲームアプリに夢中(むちゅう)になる
    gēmu apuri ni muchū ni naru
    become totally absorbed in a gaming app

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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