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中 – in, inside, middle
4 strokesTaught in grade 1#11 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 中 means in, inside, middle, mean, center. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チュウ (chuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なか、うち、あた.る (naka, uchi, ataru). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 丨 (no. 2).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チュウ | chuu |
| Kun’yomi | なか | naka |
| Kun’yomi | うち | uchi |
| Kun’yomi | あた.る | ataru |
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: 丨 (Kangxi radical 2). Components: ｜・口.
Words using 中
中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night)中ちゅうmedium (size)中なかinside中々なかなかvery背中せなかback (of the body)途中とちゅうon the way中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school集中しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task)最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of夢中むちゅうabsorbed in夜中よなかmiddle of the night中央ちゅうおうcentre中学ちゅうがくjunior high school中古ちゅうこused中止ちゅうしinterruption中心ちゅうしんcenter中身なかみcontents中味なかみcontents日中にっちゅうdaytime熱中ねっちゅうbeing enthusiastic about年中ねんじゅうwhole year世の中よのなかsociety御中おんちゅう... and Company空中くうちゅう(in) the air
Example sentences
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.