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Kanji: 中

KANJI
4 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
なか
うち
あた
 ON 音 
チュウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ぼう
Meaning:
In, inside, middle, mean, center
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 10 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(なか)
middle
N4
(せなか)
back of the body
N4
(ちゅうがっこう)
junior high school, middle school
N4
(とちゅう)
on the way
N4
(なかなか)
considerably
N4
(まんなか)
middle
N3
(さいちゅう)
in the middle of
N3
(しゅうちゅう)
concentration, focusing the mind
N3
(ちゅう)
inside, middle, among
N3
(ちゅうおう)
centre, central, center, middle
N3
(ちゅうがく)
middle school, junior high school
N3
(ちゅうこ)
(1) used, second-hand, old
N3
(ちゅうし)
suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
N3
(ちゅうしん)
center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance
N3
(にっちゅう)
daytime, broad daylight
N3
(ねっちゅう)
nuts!, enthusiasm, zeal, mania
N3
(ねんじゅう)
whole year, always, everyday
N3
(むちゅう)
daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment
N3
(よなか)
midnight, dead of night
N3
()(なか)
society, the world, the times
N2
(おんちゅう)
and Company, Messrs.
N2
(くうちゅう)
sky, air
N2
(ちゅうかん)
middle, midway, interim
N2
(ちゅうじゅん)
second third of a month
N2
(ちゅうせい)
Middle Ages, mediaeval times
N2
(ちゅうせい)
neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility
N2
(ちゅうと)
in the middle, half-way
N2
(ちゅうねん)
middle-aged
N2
(なかみ)
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
N2
(なかみ)
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
N2
(なかゆび)
middle finger
N2
(はなしちゅう)
while talking, the line is busy
N1
(しんじゅう)
double suicide, lovers suicide
N1
(ちゅうけい)
relay, hook-up
N1
(ちゅうし)
middle finger
N1
(ちゅうしょう)
slander, libel, defamation
N1
(ちゅうすう)
centre, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
N1
(ちゅうだん)
interruption, suspension, break
N1
(ちゅう)(ぱら)
irritated, offended
N1
(ちゅうどく)
poisoning
N1
(ちゅうりつ)
neutrality
N1
(ちゅうわ)
neutralize, counteract
N1
(とちゅう)
on the way, en route
N1
(なかほど)
middle, midway
N1
()(なか)
middle, centre, mid-way
N1
(めいちゅう)
a hit
N1
(やちゅう)
all night, the whole night
N1
(れんじゅう)
colleagues, company, a lot
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