Meaning

Primary

Syncing

Alternative

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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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

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

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