中
中 — in, inside, middle
- JLPT
- JLPT N5
- Strokes
- 4
- Taught in
- School year 1
- Frequency
- #11 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- ちゅう chuu
- ちゅう chuu
- Kun'yomi
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- なか naka
- うち uchi
- あた.る ata.ru
- なか naka
Example words
- 中国 chuugoku China
Words that use 中
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 中 じゅう (all) through (e.g. the night) JLPT N5
- 中 ちゅう medium (size) JLPT N5
- 中 なか inside JLPT N5
- 中学校 ちゅうがっこう junior high school JLPT N4
- 背中 せなか back (of the body) JLPT N4
- 真中 まなか middle JLPT N4
- 途中 とちゅう on the way JLPT N4
- 集中 しゅうちゅう concentration (on a task) JLPT N3
- 最中 さいちゅう (in) the middle of JLPT N3
- 夢中 むちゅう absorbed in JLPT N3