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    3. お話中

    お話中

    お​話はなし中ちゅう

    busy (phone)

    KMT7News #18+1ParticleInternet & Social MediaKanji Vocab20 strokes

    お話し中御話し中御話中

    おはなしちゅう

    Particle

    1.
    busy (phone)
    polite (teineigo) language

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    今いま、彼かれは電でん話わでお話はなし中ちゅうです。

    He is busy on the phone right now.

    KMT3Daily Life
    申もうし訳わけありませんが、担たん当とう者しゃは現げん在ざいお話はなし中ちゅうです。

    I apologize, but the person in charge is currently on the phone.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    オンライン会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに電でん話わがかかってきて、お話はなし中ちゅうになってしまった。

    A call came in during the online meeting, and I ended up being on the phone.

    KMT7Internet & Social MediaWork & Career
    カスタマーサポートの電でん話わはいつもお話はなし中ちゅうで、なかなか繋とながらない。

    The customer support line is always busy, and it's hard to get through.

    KMT7Internet & Social MediaDaily Life
    彼かの女じょはいつも重じゅう要ような会かい議ぎ中ちゅうか、誰だれかとお話はなし中ちゅうだ。

    She is always either in an important meeting or on the phone with someone.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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