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
- —受付中Popularcurrently accepting (applications, etc.)
- —公開中Popularnow available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
- —運転中Popularwhile driving; currently driving; in operation; under way; on stream
- —懐中電灯Popular(electric) torch; flashlight
- —真っ最中Popularright in the middle (of); midst; height
- —中央集権Popularcentralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
- —中華料理PopularChinese cooking; Chinese food
- —中産階級Popularmiddle class; bourgeoisie
- —中小企業Popularsmall and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
- —中途半端Popularhalfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed
- —暑中見舞Popularsummer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
- —集中豪雨Popularlocal downpour; severe rain fall
- —年中無休Popularopen every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
- —小中学生Popularelementary and middle school pupils
- —中華人民共和国PopularPeople's Republic of China
- —暑中見舞いPopularsummer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
- —暗中in the dark
- —意中one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
- —雨中in the rain
- —家中whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain; clan