Kanji · first appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary
央

央 – center, middle

5 strokesTaught in grade 3#582 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 央 means center, middle. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オウ (ou). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 大 (no. 37).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiオウou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 37). Components: ノ・一・大・冖.

Words using 央

Example sentences

私たちはその部屋の中央に座った。
We sat in the center of the room.

Kanji with the same radical

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