Jisho

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4 strokes
Radical:
line
Parts:
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
  • 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
  • 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China

Kun reading compounds

  • 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
  • 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
  • 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
  • そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
  • 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
  • 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship

Readings

Japanese names:
あたる、 かなえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhong1, zhong4
Korean:
jung

Spanish

  • centro
  • dentro
  • interior
  • medio

Portuguese

  • em
  • interior
  • médio
  • meio
  • centro

French

  • dans
  • dedans
  • à l'intérieur
  • milieu
  • centre
  • moyenne
23 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
26 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
55 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
13 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
81 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
31 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.3 Japanese for Busy People
28 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
16 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4262 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
73 Morohashi
3451 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 New Nelson (John Haig)
39 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
32 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1655 2001 Kanji
0a4.40 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-3 SKIP code
5000.6 Four corner code
1-35-70 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e2d Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
abdomen, belly, stomach
Kun:
はら
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 腹痛 【フクツウ】 stomach ache, abdominal pain
  • 腹心 【フクシン】 one's confidant, trusted friend, trusted retainer
  • 私腹 【シフク】 one's own profits, one's own pockets
  • 開腹 【カイフク】 making an incision in the abdomen, performing a laparotomy

Kun reading compounds

  • 腹 【はら】 abdomen, belly, stomach, womb, one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive, courage, nerve, willpower, generosity, magnanimity, feelings, emotions, wide middle part, bulging part, inside, interior, inner part, anti-node, counter for hard roe, counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
  • 腹痛 【ふくつう】 stomach ache, abdominal pain
  • 業腹 【ごうはら】 spite, resentment
  • 赤腹 【あかはら】 brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis), Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster), dysentery

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4
Korean:
bog

Spanish

  • barriga
  • estómago

Portuguese

  • abdômen
  • estômago
  • barriga

French

  • abdomen
  • ventre
975 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
965 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1345 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3800 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1010 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
852 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1871 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1271 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1345 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1088 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1040 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1308 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
710 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
949 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
475 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29722 Morohashi
1034 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4851 New Nelson (John Haig)
464 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
503 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
966 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3967 2001 Kanji
4b9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
7824.7 Four corner code
1-42-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8179 Unicode hex code