道中

Etymology 1
Likely a Japanese coinage based on -derived roots, as a compound of. Appears in texts from at least the (1500s) in the jargon of.

Noun

 * 1) traveling, journeying
 * 2) the middle of a trip, partway through a journey
 * 3) short for
 * 4) a style of wearing a  on one's head

Etymology 2
From. Compound of. Appears in the  of 712.

Noun

 * 1) the middle of the road or street
 * 2) on a road or street
 * 3) partway along or down a road or street on the way to a destination