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同期中

Syncing


Meaning

Syncing, Synchronizing

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You're making things in two different places be exactly the same for a period of time. You're in the middle of a process called syncing. You can see 同期中 a lot in computery contexts, or if you change your device language to Japanese. (Not that I recommend that...)


Reading

どうきちゅう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ファイルの同期中

    while the file is syncing

    メールの同期中

    while the mail is syncing

    データの同期中

    while the data is syncing

  • ライブラリを同期中

    syncing the library

    ファイルを同期中

    syncing the file

    データを同期中

    syncing data

Context Sentences

ごめん、今データ同期中だからちょっと待って。

Sorry, I'm currently syncing data, so please wait a moment.

Dropbox、いつも同期中にフリーズしちゃうんだよね。何でだろう。

Dropbox always freezes during syncing for some reason. I wonder why.

昨日はGoogleドライブがずっと同期中で午前中仕事にならなかった。

Yesterday, Google Drive was syncing all morning, so I couldn't get any work done.


Kanji Composition