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  • 左
  • 月

2 中 Middle

Alternative Meanings

In, Inside, Center

Radical Combination

  • 中 Middle

Readings

On’yomi

ちゅう

Kun’yomi

なか

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

The radical Middle and the kanji Middle are both the same. So if you know one, you know the other.

Hints

Make sure you're studying your radicals, otherwise you might find yourself in the middle of a kanji-learning problem.

Reading Mnemonic

To remember the reading for this kanji, we use the word Chewbacca to pull up ちゅう in our memory.

If you remember back to the radical 中, the middle of your mouth was stabbed with a stick. You look up to see who did it. There stands Chewbacca, doing his Chewbacca yell. And it isn't a stick in your mouth, it's an arrow from his crossbow (a bowcaster, actually). It just so happens Chewbacca's bowcaster looks just like this kanji too. Go figure.

Hints

Imagine the fear and shock you'd feel after finding out it was Chewbacca who shot the middle of your mouth (and head). Touch his fur. Look really close at his weapon. Give him a sniff, too. Just so that memory never fades away.

Visually Similar Kanji

Currently there are no similar looking kanji which exist in the WaniKani learning system

Found In Vocabulary

  • 中
    • なか
    • Inside
  • 水中
    • すいちゅう
    • Underwater
  • 中々
    • なかなか
    • Very
  • 中古
    • ちゅうこ
    • Secondhand
  • 中止
    • ちゅうし
    • Suspension
  • 中央
    • ちゅうおう
    • Center
  • 年中
    • ねんじゅう
    • Year Round
  • 中国
    • ちゅうごく
    • China
  • 中東
    • ちゅうとう
    • Middle East
  • 世の中
    • よのなか
    • Society
  • 地中
    • ちちゅう
    • Underground
  • 中学生
    • ちゅうがくせい
    • Middle Sch...
  • 地中海
    • ちちゅうかい
    • Mediterran...
  • 中学校
    • ちゅうがっこう
    • Middle School
  • 集中
    • しゅうちゅう
    • Concentration
  • 中級
    • ちゅうきゅう
    • Intermedia...
  • 発売中
    • はつばいちゅう
    • Now For Sale
  • 集中する
    • しゅうちゅうする
    • To Concent...
  • 中指
    • なかゆび
    • Middle Finger
  • 食中毒
    • しょくちゅうどく
    • Food Poiso...
  • 中毒
    • ちゅうどく
    • Poisoning
  • 同期中
    • どうきちゅう
    • Syncing
  • 連中
    • れんちゅう
    • Colleagues
  • 夢中
    • むちゅう
    • Crazy About
  • 中国製
    • ちゅうごくせい
    • Made In China
  • 営業中
    • えいぎょうちゅう
    • Open For B...
  • 中途半端
    • ちゅうとはんぱ
    • Half Finished
  • 途中
    • とちゅう
    • On The Way
  • 無我夢中
    • むがむちゅう
    • Total Abso...
  • 中欧
    • ちゅうおう
    • Central Eu...
  • 中華
    • ちゅうか
    • Chinese
  • 背中
    • せなか
    • One's Back
  • 山中湖
    • やまなかこ
    • Lake Yamanaka
  • 中旬
    • ちゅうじゅん
    • Middle Ten...
  • 募集中
    • ぼしゅうちゅう
    • Now Hiring
  • 中軸
    • ちゅうじく
    • Axis
  • 中枢
    • ちゅうすう
    • Center
  • 中佐
    • ちゅうさ
    • Lieutenant...
  • 渦中
    • かちゅう
    • Vortex
  • 中尉
    • ちゅうい
    • First Lieu...
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