中

Meaning

中 centers on the idea of being inside a bounded space or interval: in, inside, middle, or center. The sense of 'mean' (as in average) extends naturally from the middle point of a range.

• 中なか
  N5

  inside; interior

• 中じゅう
  N4

  (all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long

• 中ちゅう
  N3

  medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle

• 中国ちゅうごく
  N5

  China

• 中々なかなか
  N5

  very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

• 中心ちゅうしん
  N3

  center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

• 途中とちゅう
  N4

  on the way; en route

• 中央ちゅうおう
  N3

  centre; center; middle; heart

• 集中しゅうちゅう
  N3

  concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention

• 連中れんちゅう
  N1

  company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack; guys; group; folks

• 中身なかみ
  N2

  contents; interior; filling

• 中止ちゅうし
  N4

  interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage

• 世の中よのなか
  N3

  society; the world; the times

• 世界中せかいじゅう
  N4

  around the world; throughout the world

• 背中せなか
  N4

  back (of the body)

• 中学ちゅうがく
  N3

  junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

• 中学生ちゅうがくせい
  N1

  junior high school student; middle school pupil

• 中継ちゅうけい
  N2

  relay; hook-up

• 中古ちゅうこ
  N3

  used; second-hand; old

• 真ん中まんなか
  N4

  middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

• 中華ちゅうか

  China

• 中間ちゅうかん
  N2

  middle; midway; halfway; centre; center

• 中世ちゅうせい
  N2

  Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

• 中学校ちゅうがっこう
  N5

  junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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