Info on the Kanji 中 | What's a Kanji? |
| in, inside, middle, mean, center | |
| onyomi | CHUU, JUU |
| kunyomi | naka |
| stroke count | 4 |
| grade | 1 |
| jlpt level | N5 |
| Example words with 中 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 中なか naka | inside / within / while / among / amongst / between / we / our / my spouse / imperial palace grounds / emperor / i / me |
| お中おなか o naka | stomach |
| 雨中うちゅう uchuu | in the rain / game called off because of rain |
| 火中かちゅう kachuu | in the fire / in the flames |
| 間中あいだじゅう aidajuu | during |
| 月中がつちゅう gatsuchuu | whole month |
| 行中ぎょうちゅう gyouchuu | in the middle of a line |
| 高中たかなか takanaka | senior high school |
| 国中くにじゅう kunijuu | all over the country |
| 山中さんちゅう sanchuu | in the mountains / among the mountains |
| 車中しゃちゅう shachuu | in a train or vehicle |
| 書中しょちゅう shochuu | contained in a letter |
| 女中じょちゅう jochuu | maid / female servant / court lady |
| 人中にんなか nin naka | in company / among people / philtrum / groove in the upper lip that runs from the bottom of the nose to the lip |
| 水中すいちゅう suichuu | underwater |
| 生中なまなか nama naka | medium-size draft beer |
| 中りあたり atari | hit / success / guess / prediction / affability / friendliness / sensation / touch / bruise / situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move / bite / strike / per / each |
| 中るあたる ataru | to be hit / to strike / to touch / to be in contact / to be affixed / to be equivalent to / to be applicable / to apply to / to be right on the money / to be selected / to win / to be successful / to go well / to be a hit / to face / to confront / to lie / to undertake |
| 中ロなかろ naka ro | sino-russian |
| 中一ちゅういち chuuichi | first year in junior middle school / second year in lower secondary school |
| 中火ちゅうび chuubi | a medium flame or fire |
| 中外ちゅうがい chuugai | home and abroad |
| 中学ちゅうがく chuugaku | middle school / junior high school |
| 中間ちゅうかん chuukan | middle / midway / interim |
| 中気なかき naka ki | palsy / paralysis / every second solar term |
| 中高ちゅうこう chuukou | middle and high school / medium and high |
| 中国ちゅうごく chuugoku | china / south-west most region of honshu / middle of a country / the hiroshima area |
| 中今なかいま naka ima | the present |
| 中三ちゅうさん chuusan | highest ranking prostitute in yoshiwara |
| 中子なかこ naka ko | core / blade / middle of a nest of boxes |
| 中小ちゅうしょう chuushou | small to medium |
| 中食なかしょく naka shoku | ready-made meal, usually purchased in store and taken home / home replacement meal / hmr |
| 中人なかにん naka nin | person of middling talent, strength, etc. / middle class person / bourgeois person / matchmaker go-between |
| 中生なかなま naka nama | mid-season crops / mid-season rice / mid-season vegetables |
| 中前なかまえ naka mae | front of center field / front of centre field |
| 中中なかなか naka naka | very / considerably / easily / readily / fairly / quite / highly / rather / by no means / not readily / middle / half-way point |
| 中天なかてん naka ten | mid-air / mid-heaven / zenith |
| 中東ちゅうとう chuutou | middle east |
| 中二なかに naka ni | second-year of junior high |
| 中日ちゅうにち chuunichi | china and japan / the middle day / the equinoctial day |
| 中入なかいり nakairi | intermission during a performance / temporary departure of an actor |
| 中半なかはん naka han | middle / half-finished |
| 土中どちゅう dochuu | earth / underground |
| 南中なんちゅう nanchuu | crossing the meridian |
| 日中にっちゅう nicchuu | daytime / during the day / sino-japanese |
| 年中ねんじゅう nenjuu | whole year / all year round / throughout the year / always / all the time |
| 話中はなしちゅう hanashichuu | busy |
| お話中おはなしちゅう o hanashichuu | busy |
| この中このなか kono naka | among these / between these / of these |
| その中そのなか sono naka | wherein / therein / thereinto |
| ただ中ただなか tada naka | middle |
| アル中あるなか aru naka | alcoholism |
| ニコ中にこなか niko naka | nicotinism |
| ペイ中ぺいなか pei naka | heroin addict |
| ヤニ中やになか yani naka | nicotinism |
| 一日中いちにちじゅう ichinichijuu | all day long / all the day / throughout the day |
| 一年中いちねんじゅう ichinenjuu | all year round |
| 右中間うちゅうかん uchuukan | between right and center fielders |
| 下女中したじょちゅう shita jochuu | kitchen maid |
| 外出中がいしゅつちゅう gaishutsuchuu | while being out of the office or away from home |
| 休み中やすみちゅう yasumichuu | closed / on break / private party |
| 月中ばがつちゅうば gatsuchuu ba | middle of the month / mid-month |
| 午後中ごごなか gogo naka | throughout the afternoon |
| 午前中ごぜんちゅう gozenchuu | this morning / in the morning / throughout the morning |
| 左中間ひだりちゅうかん hidari chuukan | between left and center fielders |
| 上女中うえじょちゅう ue jochuu | head servant |
| 上中下うえなかした ue nakashita | excellent-good-poor / first-second-third / three volumes |
| 食中りしょくあたり shoku atari | food poisoning |
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| Example Sentences with 中 |
| 彼女は一晩中本を読んだ。 夏休みの間、私は夜中に夕食を食べていた。 「洞穴の中で何が起こっているんだろう？すごく知りたいなあ」 「見当もつかないよ」 学校教育の義務的側面は子どもの学習意欲を改善させる様々な研究の多くの取り組みの中ではめったに分析されない。 |
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