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
- —市中肺炎community-acquired pneumonia
- —一家心中family suicide
- —税制中立revenue neutrality
- —中核事業core business
- —近日中にin a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
- —一極集中overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
- —途中休場quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury
- —雨天中止cancelled because of rain; to be cancelled in case of rain
- —死中求活finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation
- —忙中有閑having free time to spare in the midst of busyness; leisure in the intervals of one's work
- —寒中見舞winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season
- —嫁入道中nuptial procession
- —一発必中success on the first try (attempt)
- —活字中毒addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
- —獅子身中treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider
- —女中奉公domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
- —中道右派right-of-center faction (group); center-right (centre)
- —中道左派left-of-center faction (group)
- —中道路線moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
- —日中勤務daytime work; day shift