- さなか
- [最中] ⇒さいちゅう最中
in the middle of
height of
in course of
midst* * *さなか【最中】⇒ さいちゅう* * *さなか【最中】●冬のさなかでも室内は暖かく, ノースリーブで働く女性もいる. Even in the depths of winter the room is warm, and some women are working sleeveless.
●さなかに in the midst 《of…》; in the depths 《of a crisis》
・大雨のさなかに in the midst of heavy rain
・夫婦げんかのさなかに人が訪ねてきた. Just while we were having a fight, someone came to the house.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.