JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

中 (naka)

中 (なか, naka) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “inside; interior”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なか
Romaji: naka
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

inside; interior · noun
among; within · noun, adverb
middle; center; centre · noun
during; while; middle; midst; amid · noun, adverb
interval; gap · noun

Example sentences

彼は自分のお金を全部箱の中に入れた。

He put all his money in the box.

Tatoeba #105095

これらの商品の中から１つ選びなさい。

Choose one from among these products.

Tatoeba #217865

身を切るような寒い中でわざわざ遊ばなくてもいいじゃない。

You don't have to play outside in the biting wind.

Tatoeba #144741

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 中

中

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 中.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1423310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.