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中
chuu
inside, middle, among
Example sentence
成績は上と中と下に分かれる。
Grades are divided into upper, middle, and lower.
Kanji in 中
Sentences with 中
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中 | N5 | なか | なかinside / middle / among (physical space) | |
| ~中 | N5 | ~じゅう | ~じゅうthroughout / all over / the whole of (e.g. 一日中[いちにちじゅう] = all day) | |
| ~中 | N5 | ~ちゅう | ~ちゅうin the middle of ~ / currently doing ~ (e.g. 勉強中[べんきょうちゅう]= studying) | |
| 背中 | N4 | せなか | せなかback (of body) | |
| 途中 | N4 | とちゅう | とちゅうon the way, midway | |
| 中学校 | N4 | ちゅうがっこう | ちゅうがっこうjunior high school | |
| 真中 | N4 | まんなか | まんなかmiddle, center | |
| 中々 | N4 | なかなか | なかなかvery, considerably, quite |
More Pronouns & Reference words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 者 | もの | ものperson / individual(same as 人 (ひと) but literary or humble) | |
| 何か | なにか | なにかsomething | |
| 何でも | なんでも | なんでもanything, everything, whatever | |
| 分 | ぶん | ぶんpart / portion / share (e.g. 半分[はんぶん] = half) | |
| 他 | た | たother (used in compounds; e.g. 他人[たにん] = other person) | |
| 人間 | にんげん | にんげんhuman being, person | |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | おとこのひとman | |
| お前 | おまえ | おまえyou (informal / can be rude depending on context) |
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