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途中

とちゅう

on the way, half way

Mnemonic

A road with whatever is left of it, and the middle of that. Not arrived, not turned back: on the platform with the bag, chewing ちゅう on another hour: とちゅう.

Worth knowing

途中で is halfway through doing something. It covers distance and time both.

Built from

route, way
辶 the road radical with 余 whatever is left over. The part of the journey still ahead.
inside, middle
A single line driven through the centre of a box.

Words sharing these kanji

inside, middle back party, this bunch concentration, convergence content, interior center, middle center

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