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Kanji 中

4 strokes

Meaning

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'yomi
チュウ
Kun'yomi
なかうちあたる
Strokes
4
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 1
Kanken
10級
Frequency
#11 / 2500

Themes: Directions & Position

Stroke order

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

Words with 中

  • 中

    なか

    inside, middle, among

    N5
  • ~中

    ~じゅう

    during, while

    N5
  • ~中

    ~ちゅう

    during, while ~ing

    N5
  • 中々

    なかなか

    very, considerably, quite

    N4
  • 背中

    せなか

    back (of body)

    N4
  • 真中

    まんなか

    middle, center

    N4
  • 途中

    とちゅう

    on the way, midway

    N4
  • 中学校

    ちゅうがっこう

    junior high school

    N4

Example sentences

  • 中国ちゅうごくから来きました。

    I came from China.

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