中 – kanji for “middle, inside”
- Meaning
- middle, inside
- On'yomi
- チュウchuu
- Kun'yomi
- なかnaka
- Level
- JLPT N5 #35 of 100
Words with 中
Grouped by how 中 is read. The highlighted kana is its reading.
On'yomiチュウchuu
- 中 ちゅうchuu during/in progress
- 中止 ちゅうしchuushi cancellation
- 夢中 むちゅうmuchuu absorbed
- 中国語 ちゅうごくごchuugokugo Chinese
- 午前中 ごぜんちゅうgozenchuu in the morning
Kun'yomiなかnaka
- 田中 たなかtanaka Tanaka (name)
- 田中さん たなかさんtanakasan Mr./Ms. Tanaka
- 世の中 よのなかyononaka the world
- 真夜中 まよなかmayonaka midnight
Other words
- 工事中 kōji-chū under construction
Example sentences
- 真夜中です Mayonaka desu It's midnight
- 田中さんは先生です Tanaka-san wa sensei desu Mr./Ms. Tanaka is a teacher
- 中国語を話しません Chuugokugo wo hanashimasen I don't speak Chinese
- 田中さんと山田さんが来ました Tanaka-san to yamada-san ga kimashita Mr. Tanaka and Mr. Yamada came
- セール中です Seeru chuu desu It's on sale
- 田中さんを知っています Tanaka-san wo shitteimasu I know Tanaka
- 午前中は会議があります Gozenchuu wa kaigi ga arimasu There's a meeting in the morning
- 赤ちゃんに一晩中泣かれました Akachan ni hitobanchu nakaremashita The baby cried on me all night
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