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

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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).

中(なか) naka inside 田(た) 中(なか) tanaka Tanaka (surname) 中(なか) 村(むら) nakamura Nakamura (surname) 中(なか) 田(た) nakata Nakata (surname) 中(なか) 川(がわ) nakagawa Nakagawa (surname/place) 中(なか) 山(やま) nakayama Nakayama (surname/place name) 竹(たけ) 中(なか) takenaka Takenaka (surname) 中(なか) でも nakademo among others

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).

中(ちゅう) 学(がく) chuugaku middle school 中(ちゅう) 小(しょう) chuushou small and medium 中(ちゅう) 学(がく) 生(せい) chuugakusei middle school student 中(ちゅう) 学(がっ) 校(こう) chuugakkou middle school 日(にっ) 中(ちゅう) nicchuu daytime 中(ちゅう) 立(りつ) chuuritsu neutrality 中(ちゅう) 年(ねん) chuunen middle age 山(さん) 中(ちゅう) sanchuu in the mountains

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).

一(いち) 日(にち) 中(じゅう) ichinichijuu all day long 年(ねん) 中(じゅう) nenjuu all year round 心(しん) 中(じゅう) shinjuu double suicide 世(せ) 界(かい) 中(じゅう) sekaijuu all over the world

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なか仲 go-between き貴 precious ちゅう忠 loyalty つかう遣 dispatch おき沖 open sea くし串 spit

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中 — middle, inside, center

Meanings

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).

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Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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中 — middle, inside, center

Meanings

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).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (6)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).