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Kanji 中: meaning "middle, inside", readings, stroke order

The kanji 中 means "middle, inside". On'yomi: チュウ、ジュウ; kun'yomi: なか. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
middle, inside
On'yomi
チュウジュウ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
なか
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 中

  • 中 なか — Inside / middle
  • ~中 ~じゅう — during, while
  • ~中 ~ちゅう — during, while ~ing
  • 背中 せなか — Back
  • 夢中 むちゅう — Absorbed / obsessed
  • 中学校 ちゅうがっこう — junior high school pupil
  • 真ん中 まんなか — middle, center
  • 途中 とちゅう — on the way, midway
  • 集中 しゅうちゅう — concentration, focusing the mind
  • 最中 さいちゅう — in the middle of
  • 夜中 よなか — midnight, dead of night
  • 世の中 よのなか — society, the world

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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