Kanji1 / 4
中 kanji
in, inside, middle, mean, center
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
チュウ
Kun readings
なかうちあたる
Words with 中
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4途中Popularon the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
- N4中学校Popularjunior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- N3中Popularmedium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation); middle way; moderation; second volume (of three); junior high school; middle school; China
- N3集中Popularconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.); within a collection of works
- N3中央Popularcentre; center; middle; heart; capital; seat of government
- N3中学Popularjunior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- N3中古Popularused; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
- N3中止Popularinterruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
- N3中心Popularcenter; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
- N3日中Populardaytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
- N3熱中Popularbeing enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
- N3年中Popularwhole year; all year round; throughout the year; always; all the time; perpetually; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
- N3夢中Popularabsorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to; forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium; within a dream; while dreaming
- N3最中Popular(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
- N2空中Popular(in) the air; midair; sky
- N2御中Popular... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
- N2中間Popularmiddle; midway; halfway; centre; center; middle position; moderate position; neutral position; middle-of-the-road position; interim; intermediary; intermediate; midterm
- N2中旬Popularmiddle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
- N2中世PopularMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
- N2中性Popularneutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; androgyne; neuter; neuter gender