中堅

ちゅうけん

Meanings

1. Noun nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
2. の-adjective, Noun medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize
3. Noun main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops
4. center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder
5. athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.) See also: 先鋒 (せんぽう).

Kanji

• 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 堅 firm. Read as ケン.

Words containing 中堅

• 中堅手 (ちゅうけんしゅ) center fielder
• 中堅企業 (ちゅうけんきぎょう) medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

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