衷 – inmost, heart, mind

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2229 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 衷 means inmost, heart, mind, inside. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チュウ (chuu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 衣 (no. 145).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チュウ	chuu

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: 衣 (Kangxi radical 145). Components: 衣・十・口.

Words using 衷

折衷せっちゅうcompromise

Kanji with the same radical

表裁補被製装裏複裂裕袋襲衣衰裸袖

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