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Japanese symbol for “median”

Romaji: chuuisuu
median

In Japanese, median is , read (chuuisuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n median

Kanji and stroke order

in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2
number, strength, fate
on: スウ、ス、サク、ソク
kun: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “median”

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうおうぶんりたい chuuoubunritai(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
ちゅうおうち chuuouchimedian
ぶんりたい bunritaimedian (strip); central reservation
ちゅうせん chuusenmedian; midline
メディアン medianmedian

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route
ちゅうおう chuuoucentre; center; middle
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
たすう tasuularge 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.

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