6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

go-between, relationship

Kun'yomi
  • relation
On'yomi
  • チュウ
Nanori
  • ちゅん
  • つづき
  • なかつ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なか 99.4%
チュウ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

go-between, relationship
なか チュウ ちゅん (4th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

companion ②group ③member of the same category (family, class)
on good terms (with)
relation
close friendship ②intimate relations
split among friends
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References

Unicode hex code 4EF2
JIS X 0208 1-35-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 378
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 140
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 43
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 47
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 27
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 28
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 956
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1029
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 892
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 227
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1332
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 403
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 934
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1347
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1430
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 305
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 571
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 468
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1169
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 67
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 965
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.7
Four corner code 2520.6
De Roo Code 2155