中 — middle

Grade 1 kanji · 4 strokes · on'yomi chuu · kun'yomi naka.

A line through the CENTER of a box — the vertical pierces the rectangle right through.

Example words

• 中 — naka — inside
• 中国 — chuugoku — China

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