THE KANJI · N5 · 4 strokes
In ; Inside ; Middle ; Mean ; Center
Readings on: チュウ
Kun readings: なか・うち・あた.る
中 — interior
Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).
Two-word kanji
Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.
- 背中 — back Word card → Source
- 途中 — Half way; on the way; on the way Word card → Source
- 夜中 — in the middle of night Word card → Source
- 中学 — Secondary school Word card → Source
- 中心 — heart; center; core Word card → Source
- 中央 — central; centre; middle Word card → Source