China or Chinese; Sino- (prefix)

(Shingon Buddhism) Akṣobhya as the Eastern Buddha and one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas

(religion, Buddhism) Fukūjōju Nyorai: the Buddha of the North, called Amoghasiddhi; the embodiment of the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and the overcoming of envy, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, and an important entity in Shingon Buddhism

is the best among (others)

(volleyball) a middle blocker / (soccer, rugby, handball) a halfback

the truth being unknown due to conflicting accounts; a Rashomon-like situation

A collective name for the Middle East and Near East. The Near and Middle East.

Middle-earth

Short for 葦原の中つ国 (ashihara no nakatsukuni, “mortal realm”).

(mahjong) red dragon