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央 – center, middle
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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
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 大 (Kangxi radical 37). Components: ノ・一・大・冖.
Words using 央
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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