中
center, in, inside, mean, middle

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あた.るうちなか

Nanori (名乗り)

あたるかなえ

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:4
JLPT:5
Frequency:11

Vocabulary

チュウ

WordReadingMeaning
渦中カチュウvortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel; turmoil
海中カイチュウin the sea
宮中キュウチュウimperial court
胸中キョウチュウone's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
空中クウチュウ(in) the air; midair; sky

Other

WordReadingMeaning
お中おなかbelly; abdomen; stomach
お話中おはなしちゅうbusy (phone)
一日中いちにちじゅうall day long; all the day; throughout the day
一日中いちにちぢゅうall day long; all the day; throughout the day
一年中いちねんじゅうall year round

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

口
mouth
Grade 1JLPT 4
叫
exclaim, shout, yell
Grade 8JLPT 2
仲
go-between, relationship
Grade 4JLPT 2
可
can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not
Grade 5JLPT N/A
号
call, item, name, nickname, number, pseudonym, title
Grade 3JLPT 3
巨
big, gigantic, great, large
Grade 8JLPT 2
史
chronicle, history
Grade 5JLPT 2
兄
big brother, elder brother
Grade 2JLPT 4
沖
offing, open sea, rise high into sky
Grade 4JLPT 1
束
bundle, control, govern, manage, ream, sheaf, tie in bundles
Grade 4JLPT 3