Japanese Hiragana Katakana Kanji

Japanese language learning information including:

Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
Katakana - pronunciation and writing
Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 1 - 中

Kanji character Grade 1 中. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 中
 
About
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Kun: なか、 うち、 あた.る
On: チュウ
4 strokes
Radical: line 丨
Parts: | 口
 
Onyomi
中 【チュウ】 medium, average, middle, moderation, middle school, China, volume two (of three), during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while, in, out of, of the
中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
 
Kunyomi
中 【なか】 inside, in, among, within, center (centre), middle, during, while
中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)