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中 means 'middle'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 8   JLPT: N5    Ring: 2    Set: 1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 1    Beginner lesson: 3   Begins 599 words   Used in 1231 words   Used in 9921 names   Component in 117 kanji (33 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   チュウ   ジュウ
Kun
   なか middle
Additional readings
Kun    うち   あたる
Name    あたる   かなえ
Components
⿻  口 mouth  丨 stick  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 中 is used 88 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 中 is used 1194 times, read 5 ways.
チュウ : 1018 words FIND ALL
noun
middle school; junior high school  (see also: 中学校; abbreviation)
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ジュウ : 30 words FIND ALL
noun
1. whole year; all year round; throughout the year
2. always; all the time
this meaning is restricted to reading ねんじゅう, ねんぢゅう
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なか : 133 words FIND ALL
noun
back (of body)
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うち : 5 words FIND ALL
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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あたる : 8 words FIND ALL
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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Additional data
Henshall: 26 (originally: 55)  Joy o' Kanji : 55  Key to Kanji: 734 

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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
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