中 — kanji meaning “in”
中
in, inside, middle, mean, center
- Meanings
- in, inside, middle, mean, center
- On'yomi
- チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- なか、うち、あた.る
- Name readings
- あたる、かなえ
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #11 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 2
- Chinese reading
- zhōng, zhòng — Chinese character page
Words with 中
| 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 |
| 中国 | ちゅうごく chuugoku | China |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく chuugaku | junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
| 中学生 | ちゅうがくせい chuugakusei | junior high school student; middle school pupil |
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society; the world; the times |
| 連中 | れんちゅう renchuu | company; lot; people |
| 中継 | ちゅうけい chuukei | relay; hook-up |
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