Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N2

582 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: center, middle

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: オウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: だい

Meaning: big, very

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(ちゅうおう)   central, center, middle

線(ちゅうおうせん)   Chuo line (train)

口(ちゅうおうぐち)   central entrance

Onyomi Examples

オウ middle, centre, center

ドウオウ central Hokkaido

ゲツオウ middle of the month