中
In
Meanings
In, Inside, Middle, Mean, Center
On'yomi
ちゅう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
なか、 うち、 あた.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
中 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
中 (In) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #11 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 2
Words using 中
お話中おはなしちゅうbusy (phone)アル中アルちゅうalcoholism一日中いちにちじゅうall day long一年中いちねんじゅうall year round渦中かちゅうvortex懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch海中かいちゅうin the sea寒中かんちゅうmid-winter間中あいだじゅうduring宮中きゅうちゅうimperial court胸中きょうちゅうone's heart空中くうちゅう(in) the air午前中ごぜんちゅうin the morning御中おんちゅう... and Companyお中元おちゅうげんmid-year gift工事中こうじちゅうunder construction
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