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
- —手中に納めるto make one's own; to take possession of
- —鼻中隔彎曲症nasal septum deviation; deviated nasal septum
- —市中引き廻しparading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
- —泥中のハチスsomething pure amidst filth; a rose among nettles; a lotus in the mire
- —第三次中東戦争Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
- —中欧ヨーロッパCentral Europe
- —中国モクズガニChinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
- —不幸中のさいわいsmall mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
- —地中海モンクアザラシMediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
- —中流に船を失えば一壺も千金any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune