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Keyword
center
  • middle
Frequency
#582
Strokes
5
Grade
3
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1877
Readings
オウ100%
Mnemonic
A large man wears an upside-down box like a helmet and plants himself dead in the center of the crossroads, directing traffic badly.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
中ちゅう央おう
centre; center; middle; heart; capital; seat of government
Noun
中ちゅう央おう集しゅう権けん
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
Noun
央おう
middle; centre; center
Suffix
中ちゅう央おうアフリカ
Central African Republic
Noun
中ちゅう央おう公こう論ろん
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
Noun
震しん央おう
epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
Noun
商しょう工こう組くみ合あい中ちゅう央おう金きん庫こ
Shoko Chukin Bank; Central Bank for Commercial and Industrial Associations
Noun
農のう林りん中ちゅう央おう金きん庫こ
Norinchukin Bank; Agricultural and Forestry Central Bank
Noun
年ねん央おう
mid-year; middle of the year
Noun