Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: open sea, offing, rise high into sky

Kunyomi: おき おきつ ちゅう.する わく

Onyomi: チュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

する チュウスル to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky

チュウセキ alluvial

ザイチュウ staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa

Kunyomi Examples

おき open sea, Okinawa

おきあい off the coast, offshore, out at sea

ざいちゅう staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa

らいおき coming to Okinawa, visiting Okinawa

する ちゅうする to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky