| Kanji | 中 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | チュウ |
| Kunyomi | なか、うち、あた.る |
| Nanori | あたる, かなえ |
| English | in, inside, middle, mean, center |
| Examples | 中央(ちゅうおう): centre; central; center; middle 中心(ちゅうしん): (1) center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance (2) -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on 中間(ちゅうかん): middle; midway; interim 途中(とちゅう): (1) on the way; en route (2) in the middle of; midway 集中(しゅうちゅう): concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together 中学(ちゅうがく): middle school; junior high school 中止(ちゅうし): suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption 中学校(ちゅうがっこう): junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school 日中(にっちゅう): (1) daytime; during the day (2) Sino-Japanese 中身(なかみ): contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade 中継(ちゅうけい): (1) relay; hook-up (2) relay broadcasting 中旬(ちゅうじゅん): middle of a month; second third of a month 世の中(よのなか): society; the world; the times 中立(ちゅうりつ): neutrality 空中(くうちゅう): sky; air 背中(せなか): back (of body) 中年(ちゅうねん): middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years 真ん中(まんなか): middle; centre; center; mid-way 中世(ちゅうせい): Middle Ages; mediaeval times 中古(ちゅうこ): (1) used; second-hand; old (2) Middle Ages 中断(ちゅうだん): interruption; suspension; break 中途(ちゅうと): in the middle; half-way 中毒(ちゅうどく): (1) poisoning (2) addiction 連中(れんちゅう): (1) colleagues; company; a lot; those guys (2) troupe; company (of musicians) 夜中(よなか): midnight; dead of night 心中(しんじゅう): double suicide; lovers suicide 年中(ねんじゅう): (1) whole year; all year round; throughout the year (2) always; all the time (3) middle class (of a nursery school, etc.) 中傷(ちゅうしょう): slander; libel; defamation 命中(めいちゅう): a hit; hitting something that was aimed at 中枢(ちゅうすう): centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man 中性(ちゅうせい): (1) neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference (2) sexlessness; androgyny; androgyne; neuter (3) neuter gender 中和(ちゅうわ): neutralize; neutralise; counteract 中腹(ちゅうふく): mountain side; halfway up 中指(なかゆび): middle finger 夢中(むちゅう): daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment; within a (deep) dream 熱中(ねっちゅう): nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania 最中(さいちゅう): in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst 御中(おんちゅう): and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ... 中(なか): (1) inside; in (2) among; within (3) center (centre); middle (4) during; while 中中(なかなか): (1) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather (2) by no means (with negative verb) 中(ちゅう): (1) medium; average; middle (2) moderation (3) middle school (4) China (5) in; out of (e.g. three out of ten people) (6) during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while 話し中(はなしちゅう): busy (phone) 中程(なかほど): middle; midway 中っ腹(ちゅうっぱら): anger (held in check); irritation; rage 夜中(やちゅう): during the night; at night 中(じゅう): (1) through; throughout; in the course of (2) all over or throughout (e.g. a place) |
| JLPT Level | 5 |
| Jouyou Grade | 1 |
| Frequency | 11 |
| Components | 口: mouth 丨: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) |
| Number of Strokes | 4 |
| Kanji Radical | 丨 |
| Radical Number | 2 |
| Radical Strokes | 1 |
| Radical Reading | ぼう・たてぼう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | in |
| Koohii Story 1 | Pocky goes in the mouth. |
| Koohii Story 2 | My GF lets me come in her mouth (pictogram). |
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade1, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_directions
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