This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チュウ、なか、うち、あた.る
Romaji: chū, naka, uchi, ata.ru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あたる、かなえ
Romaji: ataru, kanae
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

in, inside, middle, mean, center

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  11
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-3
Korean Reading:  jung
Chinese Reading:  zhong4
Unicode:  4e2d
JIS:  4366

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3451
Nelson Index: 81
New Nelson Index: 28
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.40
Four Corner Index: 5000.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 55
Gakken Index: 13
Japanese Names Index: 75
Daikanwanjiten Index: 73
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0287
Remembering the kanji Index: 39
Busy People Index: 2.3
Kanji Way Index: 12
Kanji Flashcards Index: 7
Kodansha Compact Index: 16
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 26
Kanji in Context Index: 33
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2150
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2902
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 39
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 39
Essential Kanji Index: 31
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4262
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1655
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 23
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 32

Words

集中 (しゅうちゅう)
concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together
山中 (さんちゅう、やまなか)
in the mountains; among the mountains
最中 (もなか)
wafer cake filled with bean jam
水中 (すいちゅう)
underwater
真夜中 (まよなか)
dead of night; midnight
空中 (くうちゅう)
sky; air
世界中 (せかいじゅう、せかいちゅう)
around the world; throughout the world
最中 (さいちゅう、さなか)
in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst
作中 (さくちゅう)
story (of book, play, movie, etc.); narrative
宮中 (きゅうちゅう)
imperial court
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