中元ちゅうげん

chūgen

Noun

1. 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival

Noun

2. mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts

Related to お中元

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Written Form

中 kanji, 4 strokes in
元 kanji, 4 strokes beginning

Reading

ち hiragana, 2 strokes
chi
ゅ hiragana, 2 strokes
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u
げ hiragana, 5 strokes
ge
ん hiragana, 1 strokes
n

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

中元ちゅうげんじゃない

chūgenjanai

The negative form

1. Not Obon.; Not the middle of the month.

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中元ちゅうげんだった

chūgendatta

The past form

1. Was the Obon season.; Was the mid-month of hunger.

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中元ちゅうげんで

chūgende

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Middle of summer; Mid-year

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中元ちゅうげんの

chūgenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Mid-year gift; Mid-year offering

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんじゃありません

chūgenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not Chugen.; It's not the middle of summer.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんじゃないです

chūgenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not Chugen.; It isn't Chugen.

敬

★ Common

Noun

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中元ちゅうげんでした

chūgendeshita

The polite past form

1. It was the middle of the month.; It was Obon season.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんです

chūgendesu

The polite form

1. It is the middle of the month.; It is the 15th of the month.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんではありません

chūgendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not the middle of the month.; Is not the first day of the month.

敬

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中元ちゅうげんじゃなかった

chūgenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. It wasn't Chugen.; It wasn't the middle of summer.

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんだろう

chūgendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably.; Around mid-August.

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中元ちゅうげんじゃありませんでした

chūgenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't Chugen.; It wasn't the Obon season.

敬

★ Common

Noun

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中元ちゅうげんじゃなかったです

chūgenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't (the middle of the month); Wasn't Obon season.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんでしょう

chūgendeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably.; Around mid-August.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんではありませんでした

chūgendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not the middle of the month.; Was not the first day of the month.

敬

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんだったら

chūgendattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when the middle of summer…; If/when Obon…

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんであれば

chūgendeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If Zhongyuan; When Zhongyuan

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Noun

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中元ちゅうげんなら

chūgennara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when middle of the year; If/when mid-year

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