Moto 中: In; Inside; MiddleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チュウ
- Kun'yomi
- なか、うち、あた(る)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 1,426 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チュウ)
- 中国ちゅうごくChina
- 中央ちゅうおうcentre; center
- 中心ちゅうしんcenter; centre
- 中東ちゅうとうMiddle East
- 中間ちゅうかんmiddle; midway
- 途中とちゅうon the way; en route
- 中学ちゅうがくjunior high school; middle school
- 中学生ちゅうがくせいjunior high school student; middle school pupil
- 中止ちゅうしsuspension; stoppage
- 集中しゅうちゅうconcentration; focusing
- 中国人ちゅうごくじんChinese person
- 中堅ちゅうけんnucleus; backbone
- 中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school; middle school
- 中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょうsmall and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
- 日中にっちゅうdaytime; during the day
- 訪中ほうちゅうvisit to China
- 中旬ちゅうじゅんmiddle of a month; second third of a month
- 中盤ちゅうばんmiddle stage; middle phase
- 中継ちゅうけいrelay; hook-up
- 中原ちゅうげんmiddle of a field; middle of a country
- 中期ちゅうきmiddle period
- 中核ちゅうかくkernel; core
- 中立ちゅうりつneutrality
- 中部ちゅうぶcenter; centre
- 中南米ちゅうなんべいCentral and South America
- 中小ちゅうしょうsmall and medium
- 中絶ちゅうぜつabortion
- 中道ちゅうどうmiddle of the road; centrism
- 市中しちゅうin the city
- 空中くうちゅうsky; air
- 中前ちゅうぜんfront of center field; front of centre field
- 中年ちゅうねんmiddle-age; middle age
- 中日ちゅうにちChina and Japan
- 中華ちゅうかChinese food
- 中枢ちゅうすうcentre; center
- 中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times
- 中退ちゅうたいleaving school during a term
- 右中間うちゅうかんbetween right and center fielders (centre)
- 中古ちゅうこused; second-hand
- 中断ちゅうだんinterruption; suspension
- 中毒ちゅうどくpoisoning
- 中途ちゅうとhalfway; midway
- 中京ちゅうきょうNagoya
- 地中海ちちゅうかいMediterranean Sea
- 水中すいちゅうunderwater
- 連中れんちゅうcompany; lot
- 中古車ちゅうこしゃused car; secondhand car
- 戦中せんちゅうduring the war
- 海中かいちゅうin the sea
- 中元ちゅうげん15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival
- 中央集権ちゅうおうしゅうけんcentralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
- 地中ちちゅうunderground; subterranean
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 中身なかみcontents; interior
- 中島なかじまisland in a pond or river
- 世の中よのなかsociety; the world
- 中でもなかでもamong (other things); especially
- 背中せなかback (of body)
- 真ん中まんなかmiddle; centre
- 夜中よなかmiddle of the night; dead of night
- 中継ぎなかつぎjoining; joint
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Kanji that often appear with 中
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