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
- N2中途Popularhalfway; midway; partway; mid-course
- N2中年Popularmiddle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
- N2話中busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
- N1心中Populardouble suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
- N1中継Popularrelay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
- N1中傷Popularslander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
- N1中枢Popularcentre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; hub; backbone; central figure; pillar; key person; central nervous system
- N1中断Popularinterruption; suspension; break
- N1中毒Popularpoisoning; addiction
- N1中立Popularneutrality
- N1中和Popularneutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
- N1命中Popular(direct) hit; hitting the mark
- N1連中Popularcompany; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks; troupe; company (of musicians)
- N1夜中during the night; at night
- —中Popular(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long; within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); by the end of; all over; throughout (e.g. the world); all (of a group); the whole (family, school, etc.)
- —渦中Popularvortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel; turmoil
- —海中Popularin the sea
- —寒中Popularmid-winter; cold season
- —間中Popularduring
- —宮中Popularimperial court