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今日の漢字
Grade 1JLPT N5

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokes · frequency rank #11

On
チュウ
Kun
なか、うち、あた.る

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Common words

  1. ちゅうごくChina1
    • The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.

    • He is an authority on China.

    • He had come back from China.

  2. ちゅうおうcentre; center; middle; heart2
    • We sat in the center of the room.

    • The station is the middle of the city.

    • There is a park in the middle of the city.

  3. ちゅうしんcenter; centre; middle; heart3
    • There is a nice park in the center of the town.

    • The city hall is in the center of the city.

    • There is a station in the center of the city.

  4. ちゅうとうMiddle East4
    • The makeup of Mideast peace talks may change due to a change of heart on the part of Israel.

    • The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.

    • The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.

  5. ちゅうかんmiddle; midway; halfway; centre5
    • Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.

    • The station is situated between the two towns.

    • The runner had reached the halfway mark.

  6. とちゅうon the way; en route6
    • Don't give up halfway.

    • I met Tom on my way to school.

    • We met along the way.

  7. ちゅうがくjunior high school; middle school; lower secondary school7
    • In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.

    • I was in the third year of middle school last year.

    • At last, I graduated from junior high school.

  8. ちゅうしinterruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage8
    • Today's meeting has been canceled.

    • Work on the road was suspended because of the storm.

    • The game was called off.

  9. しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention9
    • I was concentrating on reading.

    • The bulk of his work is in the urban area.

    • He concentrated on his studies.

  10. ちゅうがくせいjunior high school student; middle school pupil10
    • I'm a junior high school student.

    • I'm not a junior high school student.

    • He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.

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