中 — middle, inside, center
なか
中
middle
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
direction
U+4E2D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #11
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #39
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- middle
- inside
- center
word
なか naka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ちゅう chuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
しゅう ・じゅう shuu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
井の中の蛙、大海を知らず
諺
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
十中八九
四字熟語
ten, middle, eight, nine
四六時中
四字熟語
four, six, time, middle
百発百中
四字熟語
hundred, departure, hundred, middle
中肉中背
四字熟語
middle, meat, middle, stature
中肉中背
四字熟語
middle, meat, middle, stature
無我夢中
四字熟語
nothingness, ego, dream, middle
暗中模索
四字熟語
dark, middle, imitation, cord
五里霧中
四字熟語
five, village, fog, middle
金の世の中
慣用句
the world of money
人間万事金の世の中
諺
humans, all things, a world of money
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.