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    3. 中道

    中道

    中ちゅう道どう

    middle of the road

    KMT4News #7+1CoreReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ちゅうどう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    middle of the road, centrism, moderation, golden mean

    Noun

    2.
    the middle (of what one is doing), half-way
    3.
    middle way, middle path
    Buddhism

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    彼かれは中ちゅう道どうの考かんがえ方かたを持もっています。

    He has a middle-of-the-road way of thinking.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    政せい治じにおいて、中ちゅう道どうは両りょう極きょく端たんを避さける立たち場ばを指さす。

    In politics, the middle ground refers to a position that avoids extremes.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    仏ぶっ陀だは中ちゅう道どうの教おしえを広ひろめた。

    Buddha spread the teachings of the Middle Way.

    KMT4Religion & Philosophy
    彼かれは中ちゅう道どう派はの政せい治じ家かとして知しられている。

    He is known as a centrist politician.

    KMT4Politics & Lawphilosophy
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、苦く行ぎょうと快けら楽くのどちらにも偏かたよらない中ちゅう道どうが説とかれている。

    In Buddhism, the Middle Way, which avoids leaning towards either asceticism or pleasure, is taught.

    KMT5Religion & Philosophyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
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