- 中堅
- ちゅうけん
main body (of troops)
center field
center fielder
nucleus
backbone
mainstay* * *ちゅうけん【中堅】①[中心]backbone[the ~] (団体・運動などの)主力, 中堅.②[野球]center field〖U〗〔野球〕センター.¶ → 中堅手* * *ちゅうけん【中堅】〔中位にあって活躍する人〕 a core figure; an anchor (person); a mainstay; 【軍】 the main body (of troops); crack troops; 【野球】 center (field).●中堅の保険会社 a middle-ranking [second-tier] insurance company.
●中産階級は国家の中堅である. The middle class forms the backbone of the nation.
中堅幹部 a middle-management[-level] executive; the middle [mid] levels (of management); the middle echelon [second tier] (of the executive).中堅技術者 a leading [dependable] engineer.中堅作家 a writer of medium standing.中堅社員 a solid [an experienced and able] employee; an employee at the central point in his career.中堅手 【野球】 a center fielder.中堅所得層 (people in) the middle-income bracket; middle-income earners.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.