Japanese symbol for “throughout”
中
じゅう
Romaji: juu
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long
In Japanese, throughout is 中, read じゅう (juu).
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Meanings
- suf (all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long
- suf within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); by the end of
- suf all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
- suf all (of a group); the whole (family, school, etc.)
Written forms: 中. Readings: じゅう、ぢゅう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “throughout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ずっと | ずっと zutto | continuously; the whole time; all the way |
| 越し | ごし goshi | throughout (a period of time); for |
| を通して | をとおして otooshite | through; throughout; through (the good offices of) |
| 終始 | しゅうし shuushi | from beginning to end; the whole time; throughout |
| 至る所 | いたるところ itarutokoro | everywhere; all over; throughout |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “throughout”.
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.