JLPT N5 kanji · 4 strokes · #11 by frequency
中 — In, inside
- Meaning
- In, inside, middle
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- チュウ
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- なかうちあた.る
- Radical
- 丨
Stroke order
4 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
The nurse slides the thermometer, a simple vertical stroke (丨), in (中) your mouths (口) to check your temperature.
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中 | なか | inside, interior |
| この中 | このうち | among these, between these, of these |
| 中り | あたり | hit |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう | junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school |
| 背中 | せなか | back (of the body) |
| 心の中 | こころのうち | one's heart, one's feelings, one's inner thoughts |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.