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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小14 strokesRadical 丨#11 in newspapers

中 · in, inside

中 is a kanji meaning in, inside, middle, mean. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • チュウchū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • なかnaka
  • うちuchi
  • あたるataru

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 中 · 45 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 中
WordReadingMeaningLevel
中なかinside, middle, amongN5
中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school pupilN4
中々なかなかvery, considerably, quiteN4
背中せなかback (of body)N4
真ん中まんなかmiddle, centerN4
途中とちゅうon the way, midwayN4
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More words that use 中
WordReadingMeaningLevel
集中しゅうちゅうconcentration, focusing the mindN3
最中さいちゅうin the middle ofN3
夢中むちゅうcrush, crazy, be hooked onN3
夜中よなかmidnight, dead of nightN3
世の中よのなかsociety, the worldN3
中ちゅうinside, middle, amongN3
中央ちゅうおうcentral, center, middleN3
中学ちゅうがくmiddle school, junior high schoolN3
中古ちゅうこused, second-handN3
中止ちゅうしsuspension, stoppage, discontinuanceN3
中心ちゅうしんcenter, coreN3
中身なかみcontent(s); substanceN3
中味なかみcontents, interior, fillingN3
日中にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylightN3
熱中ねっちゅうenthusiasm, zeal, maniaN3
年中ねんじゅうwhole year, always, everydayN3
御中おんちゅうMessrs.N2
空中くうちゅうsky, airN2
中間ちゅうかんmiddle, midway, interimN2
中旬ちゅうじゅんsecond third of a monthN2
中世ちゅうせいMiddle Ages, medieval timesN2
中性ちゅうせいneuter gender, neutralN2
中途ちゅうとin the middle, half-wayN2
中年ちゅうねんmiddle-agedN2
中指なかゆびmiddle fingerN2
話し中はなしちゅうwhile talking, the line is busyN2
最中さなかin the middle of, midstN1
中程なかほどmiddle, midwayN1
心中しんじゅうdouble suicideN1
中継ちゅうけいrelay, hook-upN1
中傷ちゅうしょうslander, libel, defamationN1
中枢ちゅうすうcenter, mainstay, nucleusN1
中断ちゅうだんinterruption, suspension, breakN1
中毒ちゅうどくpoisoningN1
中腹ちゅうふくmountain side, halfway upN1
中立ちゅうりつneutralityN1
中和ちゅうわneutralize, counteractN1
連中れんちゅうcolleagues, company, a lotN1
命中めいちゅうa hitN1

Example sentence

中に入れてよ。

なかにいれてよ

Let me in.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #126556 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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