Japanese Kanji
中chuu
in · inside · middle
Grade 1 · JLPT N4 · 4 strokes
In, inside, middle, mean, center.
中 is taught in grade 1 of Japanese elementary school — one of the earliest kanji children learn. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N4 (elementary) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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