中身

なかみ

content, interior

Mnemonic

What sits in the middle of it, the body of the thing rather than the bag around it. The same なか as your inside in お腹, and the me み of 身. Open it up and let me see: なかみ.

Worth knowing

内容ないよう is contents in the sense of what a book or a speech says. 中身 is what is physically inside.

Built from

中

inside, middle

A single line driven through the centre of a box.

身

body, oneself

A figure in profile with the belly drawn out. The body you carry about.

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 中心 center, middle 中央 center 自身 self 身 body, one's own person 全身 the whole body 身体 body

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