中央

ちゅうおう

center

Mnemonic

Middle and middle again, both halves saying the same thing, which is how you get the centre of a town on a map. The same chew ちゅう as 中心, and then ow おう: ちゅうおう.

Worth knowing

中心ちゅうしん is the core of a thing and works figuratively. 中央 is a place, and it turns up in station and street names.

Built from

中

inside, middle

A single line driven through the centre of a box.

央

centre

A figure stood with a frame drawn to either side of it, dead in the middle of the two.

Words sharing these kanji

中 inside, middle 背中 back 途中 on the way, half way 連中 party, this bunch 集中 concentration, convergence 中身 content, interior 中心 center, middle

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