央
center, middle

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

あきらえおさとちかてるなかひさひろや

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:5
JLPT:2
Frequency:582

Vocabulary

オウ

WordReadingMeaning
中央チュウオウcentre; center; middle; heart; capital; seat of government
中央集権チュウオウシュウケンcentralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
震央シンオウepicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
中央委員会チュウオウイインカイcentral committee
中央計画チュウオウケイカクcentralized planning; centralised planning

Other

WordReadingMeaning
中央アジアちゅうおうアジアCentral Asia
中央口ちゅうおうぐちcentral entrance; central exit
中央突破ちゅうおうとっぱcentral breakthrough
中央アメリカちゅうおうアメリカCentral America
中央アフリカちゅうおうアフリカCentral African Republic

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

文
art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
Grade 1JLPT 4
英
England, English, calyx, hero, outstanding
Grade 4JLPT 4
穴
aperture, cave, den, hole, slit
Grade 6JLPT 1
大
big, large
Grade 1JLPT 5
夫
husband, man
Grade 4JLPT 3
史
chronicle, history
Grade 5JLPT 2
天
heavens, imperial, sky
Grade 1JLPT 5
矢
arrow, dart
Grade 2JLPT 1
丈
Mr., Ms., all (one has), height, length, measure, merely, only, stature, ten shaku, that's all
Grade 8JLPT N/A
六
six
Grade 1JLPT 5