Japanese symbol for “median”
中位数
ちゅういすう
Romaji: chuuisuu
median
In Japanese, median is 中位数, read ちゅういすう (chuuisuu).
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Meanings
- n median
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “median”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中央分離帯 | ちゅうおうぶんりたい chuuoubunritai | (highway) median; median strip; central reservation |
| 中央値 | ちゅうおうち chuuouchi | median |
| 分離帯 | ぶんりたい bunritai | median (strip); central reservation |
| 中線 | ちゅうせん chuusen | median; midline |
| メディアン | メディアン median | median |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう shuuchuu | concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
See also: Chinese symbol for “median”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.