The kanji 中: meaning, readings and stroke order

中

Meaning: middle, inside
On reading: チュウ chuu、ジュウ* juu
Kun reading: なか naka
Strokes: 4
Radical: 丨 line
Level: Level 1 · grade 1

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ở giữa, bên trong (trung)
Japanese: まんなか。なか。
Korean: 가운데, 안 (중)
Chinese: 中间、里面

Readings, words and example sentences

チュウ chuu · on reading

中ちゅう学がく生せい
junior high school student
あには 中ちゅう学がく生せいです。
My big brother is in junior high school.

なか naka · kun reading

中なか
inside
はこの 中なかに犬がいます。
There is a dog in the box.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.