“In” or “Inside” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “中”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “中” means “Middle”, “In one’s mind” or “China” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “中”
Jouyou Kanji “中” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 4 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | ちゅう(chuu) |
| じゅう(juu) | |
| Kun-Yomi | なか(naka) |
| うち(uchi) | |
| あ(たる)(a(taru)) | |
| あ(てる)(a(teru)) | |
| Meanings | Inside, In, Between, Among, Within, Middle, Internal |
| In one’s mind, In one’s heart | |
| Average, Common | |
| Moderate, Reasonable | |
| Hit, Strike, Come true, Be correct | |
| China (China is “中国” in Japanese kanji) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “中”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 中陰(ちゅういん-chu u i n) | Bardo, State (or period) of intermediate existence between one’s death and rebirth-(in Japan, 49 days) |
| 中有(ちゅうう-chu u u) | Bardo, State (or period) of intermediate existence between one’s death and rebirth-(in Japan, 49 days) |
| 中央(ちゅうおう-chu u o u) | ① Center, Middle, Heart, ② Capital, Seat of government |
| 中央集権(ちゅうおうしゅうけん-chu u o u shu u ke n) | Centralization, Centralization of power |
| 中音(ちゅうおん-chu u o n) | Middle tone, Mediant, Alt |
| 中華(ちゅうか-chu u ka) | China |
| 中華人民共和国(ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく-chu u ka ji n mi n kyo u wa ko ku) | People’s Republic of China |
| 中華民国(ちゅうかみんこく-chu u ka mi n ko ku) | Republic of China, Taiwan |
| 中懐(ちゅうかい-chu u ka i) | Bosom, Heart, Cordiality |
| 中外(ちゅうがい-chu u ga i) | Inside and outside, Interior and exterior, Home and abroad, Domestic and foreign |
| 中核(ちゅうかく-chu u ka ku) | Center, Heart, Essence, Kernel, Core |
| 中間(ちゅうかん-chu u ka n) | Middle, Middle position, Moderate position, Neutral position |
| 中気(ちゅうき-chu u ki) | ① Palsy, Paralysis, ② Each divided point day when equally divide a year to 12 parts from winter solstice to next of it |
| 中共(ちゅうきょう-chu u kyo u) | Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communists, Communist China |
| 中距離(ちゅうきょり-chu u kyo ri) | ① Middle-distance races, ② Intermediate-range missile |
| 中空(ちゅうくう-chu u ku u) | ① Hollow, Hollowness, ② Mid-air, Air, Sky |
| 中宮(ちゅうぐう-chu u gu u) | ① Emperor’s second consort, ② Empress, Palace of the empress, ③ Empress, Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager, ④ Building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground, ⑤ |
| 中継(ちゅうけい-chu u ke i) | ① Relay, Hook-up, ② Relay broadcasting |
| 中堅(ちゅうけん-chu u ke n) | ① Nucleus, Backbone, Mainstay, Key figure, ② Mid-leve, Middle-ranking, Midsize, ③ Main body (of troops), Crack troops, Select troops, ④ (Baseball) Center field, Center fielder, ⑤ Athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition- i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo etc) |
| 中元(ちゅうげん-chu u ge n) | ① 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (Last day of) Bon lantern festival, ② Mid-year gift, Summer gift, Bon Festival gifts |
| 中原(ちゅうげん-chu u ge n) | ① The plains region of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China, ② Middle of a field, ③ Field of contest |
| 中元の鹿(ちゅうげんのしか-chu u ge n no shi ka) | Emperor’s position, Top of the state (or nation) |
| 中古(ちゅうこ-chu u ko) | ① Heian period, ② Secondhand, Used, Pre-owned |
| 中古(ちゅうぶる-chu u bu ru) | Secondhand, Used, Pre-owned |
| 中古品(ちゅうこひん-chu u ko hi n) | Secondhand article, Used item, Pre-owned goods |
| 中耕(ちゅうこう-chu u ko u) | Intertillage, Cultivation |
| 中興(ちゅうこう-chu u ko u) | Restoration, Revival, Resurgence |
| 中国(ちゅうごく-chu u go ku) | China, People’s Republic of China |
| 中腰(ちゅうごし-chu u go shi) | Half-sitting posture, Half-standing posture, Half-rising posture, Stooping position |
| 中座(ちゅうざ-chu u za) | Leaving one’s seat before an event is over, Excusing oneself from a meeting, conversation etc |
| 中産階級(ちゅうさんかいきゅうp-chu u sa n ka i kyu u) | Middle class, Bourgeoisie |
| 中止(ちゅうし-chu u shi) | Suspension, Cancellation, Stoppage, Discontinuance |
| 中食(ちゅうしょく or ちゅうじき-chu nu sho ku (or) chu u ji ki) | ① Lunch, Midday meal, ② Foods prepared outside the home (such as bento boxes, prepared meals, delivery food, and takeout items), ③ Food served at a tea party |
| 中軸(ちゅうじく-chu u ji ku) | ① Axis, Pivot, ② Central figure, Key man |
| 中秋(ちゅうしゅう-chu u shu u) | August the 15th of lunar calendar, Eighth month of the lunar calendar, Mid‐autumn |
| 中旬(ちゅうじゅん-chu u ju n) | Middle ten days of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month |
| 中称(ちゅうしょう-chu u sho u) | Mesioproximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the listener-it, this, that, there etc) |
| 中傷(ちゅうしょう-chu u sho u) | Slander, Libel, Defamatio, Calumny, Smear |
| 中心(ちゅうしん-chu u shi n) | Center, Middle, Heart, Core |
| 中人(ちゅうじん-chu u ji n) | ① Go-between, Intermediary, Middleman, Mediator, ② Person of middling ability, Normal talent person, Average person, ③ Middle-class person |
| 中枢(ちゅうすう-chu u su u) | ① Center, Pivot, Mainstay, Nucleus, Hub, Backbone, Central figure, Pillar, Key person, ② Central nervous system |
| 中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい-chu u su u shi n ke i) | Central nervous system |
| 中世(ちゅうせい-chu u se i) | Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods), Medieval times |
| 中性(ちゅうせい-chu u se i) | ① Neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc), Indifference, ② Sexlessness, Androgyny, Androgyne, Neuter |
| 中性子(ちゅうせいし-chu u se i shi) | Neutron |
| 中絶(ちゅうぜつ-chu u ze tsu) | ① Abortion, ② Discontinuance, Stoppage, Suspension, Interruption |
| 中退(ちゅうたい-chu u ta i) | Dropout, Dropping out (of a school) |
| 中断(ちゅうだん-chu u da n) | Interruption, Suspension, Break |
| 中天(ちゅうてん-chu u te n) | Mid-ai, Mid-heaven, Zenith |
| 中途(ちゅうと-chu u to) | Halfwa, Midway, Partway, Mid-course, In mid-career |
| 中東(ちゅうとう-chu u to u) | Middle East (area) |
| 中道(ちゅうどう-chu u do u) | ① Middle of the road, Centrism, ② Middle way, Middle path, ③ Moderation, Moderateness |
| 中毒(ちゅうどく-chu u do ku) | ① Poisoning, Intoxication, ② Addiction |
| 中納言(ちゅうなごん-chu u na go n) | Medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State |
| 中二階(ちゅうにかい-chu u ni ka i) | Mezzanine, Mezzanine floor, Entresol |
| 中肉中背(ちゅうにくちゅうぜい-chu u ni ku chu u ze i) | Medium build, Person of average height and build |
| 中日(ちゅうにち-chu u ni chi) | ① Day of an equinox, ② Middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run etc), ③ China and Japan, Chinese-Japanese, ④ Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) |
| 中年(ちゅうねん-chu u ne n) | Middle age, Midlife, One’s middle years |
| 中盤(ちゅうばん-chu u ba n) | ① Middle stage, Middle phase, Middle game, Midpoint, ② Midfield (in soccer) |
| 中風(ちゅうふう or ちゅうぶう-chu u fu u (or) chu u bu u) | Palsy, Paralysis |
| 中腹(ちゅうふく-chu u fu ku) | Halfway up ( or down) a mountain, Mountainside |
| 中編(ちゅうへん-chu u he n) | ① Second part (of three), Second volume, Middle part, ② Novelette, Medium-length story |
| 中門(ちゅうもん-chu u mo n) | ① Gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture), ② Central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple), ③ Central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse) |
| 中夜(ちゅうや-chu u ya) | ① Midnight period, Midnight service, ② Winter solstice |
| 中庸(ちゅうよう-chu u yo u) | Medium, Temperance |
| 中葉(ちゅうよう-chu u yo u) | ① About the middle of an era, ② Middle lobe (right lung), Median lobe (prostate) |
| 中立(ちゅうりつ-chu u ri tsu) | Neutral position, Neutrality |
| 中略(ちゅうりゃく-chu u rya ku) | Omission (of middle part of a text) |
| 中流(ちゅうりゅう-chu u ryu u) | ① Mid-stream, Middle course, ② Middle class |
| 中老(ちゅうろう-chu u ro u) | Middle age |
| 中和(ちゅうわ-chu u wa) | Neutralization |
| 中州(なかす-na ka su) | Sandbank in a river, Sandbar |
| 中山道 or 中仙道(なかせんどう-na ka se n do u) | Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway) |
| 中庭(なかにわ-na ka ni wa) | Court yard, Court, Inner court |
| 中身 or 中味(なかみ-na ka mi) | Substance, Content |
| 意中(いちゅう-i chu u) | One’s mind, One’s heart, One’s intention |
| 懐中(かいちゅう-ka i chu u) | |
| 渦中(かちゅう-ka chu u) | ① Vortex, Maelstrom, Whirlpool, ② (In the middle of a) scandal, Controversy, Quarrel, Turmoil |
| 寒中(かんちゅう-ka n chu u) | Mid-winter, Cold season |
| 眼中(がんちゅう-ga n chu u) | ① (Usu. with neg. sentence) One’s consideration, Taking notice;, One’s interest, One’s attention, ② (Orig. meaning) Within the eye |
| 忌中(きちゅう-ki chu u) | Mourning period, In mourning |
| 宮中(きゅうちゅう-kyu u chu u) | Imperial court |
| 禁中(きんちゅう-ki n chu u) | Imperial Palace |
| 空中(くうちゅう-ku u chu u) | Sky, Air, Mid-air |
| 五里霧中(ごりむちゅう-go ri mu chu u) | Totally at a loss, Lose one’s bearings, In a maze, In a fog, All at sea, Up in the air, Mystified, Bewildered |
| 最中(さいちゅう or さなか-sa i chu u (or) sa na ka) | In the middle of, In the midst of, During |
| 最中(もなか-mo na ka) | Wafer cake filled with bean jam |
| 在中(ざいちゅう-za i chu u) | ① (Often written on envelopes, packages etc) Being inside, Being contained (within), Being enclosed, ② Staying in China, Residing in China |
| 集中(しゅうちゅう-shu u chu u) | ① Concentration (on a task), Focusing one’s attention, ② Concentration (of population, buildings, power etc), Centralization, Convergence, Focus (of a debate, questions etc) |
| 術中(じゅっちゅう-ju cchu u) | ① Trick, Trap, Stratagem, ② Intraoperative, During surgery |
| 掌中(しょうちゅう-sho u chu u) | In one’s hands, In one’s power, At one’s mercy, Within one’s grasp |
| 暑中(しょちゅう-sho chu u) | Height of summer, High summer, Hottest part of the summer |
| 女中(じょちゅう-jo chu u) | ① Maidservant, Housemaid, Maid, ② Hostess (in a ryokan), Waitress (in a traditional restaurant), ③ Court lady |
| 心中(しんちゅう or じんちゅう-shi n chu u (or) ji n chu u) | One’s heart, The mind, Inner feelings, Inmost thoughts, True motives |
| 心中(しんぢゅう or しんじゅう-shi n dyu u (or) shi n ju u) | ① Double suicide, Lovers’ suicide, ② Group suicide, Family suicide, ③ Dedication to the point of self-sacrifice |
| 身中(しんちゅう-shi n chu u) | Within one’s body, Inside the body |
| 陣中(じんちゅう-ji n chu u) | In camp, At the front, Encampment |
| 背中(せなか-se na ka) | Back (of the body) |
| 卒中(そっちゅう-so cchu u) | Cerebral stroke, Apoplexy |
| 的中(てきちゅう-te ki chu u) | ① Hitting the target, Striking home, ② Proving to be right, Coming true, Being on the mark |
| 道中(どうちゅう-do u chu u) | Journey, Trip, Travels, During the journey, On the way, While travelling |
| 途中(とちゅう-to chu u) | On the way, En route, In the middle of, Midway, Halfway |
| 日中(にっちゅう-ni cchu u) | Daytime, During the day |
| 熱中(ねっちゅう-ne cchu u) | Enthusiasm, Absorption, Zeal, Being enthusiastic about, Being wild about |
| 年中(ねんじゅう or ねんちゅう-ne n ju u (or) ne n chu u) | ① Whole year, All year round, Throughout the year, ② Always, All the time, Perpetually, ③ Second-year kindergarten student |
| 嚢中(のうちゅう-no u chu u) | In a bag, In one’s purse, In one’s pocket |
| 夢中(むちゅう-mu chu u) | ① Absorbed in, Immersed in, Crazy about, Obsessed with, Devoted to, ② Forgetting oneself, Daze, Trance, Ecstasy, Delirium, ③ Within a dream, While dreaming |
| 命中(めいちゅう-me i chu u) | Hitting the mark |
| 喪中(もちゅう-mo chu u) | In mourning |
| 洛中(らくちゅう-ra ku chu u) | Inside the capital |
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