Kanji

衷

衷

inmost, heart, mind, inside

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

衣部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チュウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, ただ, ただし, よし

Common Readings

チュウ

Example sentences

和洋折衷 わようせっちゅう
この レストラン で は 和洋折衷 の 料理 が 楽しめる

At this restaurant, you can enjoy a blend of Japanese and Western cuisine.

折衷 せっちゅう
この レストラン の 料理 は 、 和洋 折衷 の スタイル で 提供されている 。

The food at this restaurant is served in a Japanese-Western fusion style.

苦衷 くちゅう
彼 は 友人 の 苦衷 を 察して 、 黙って 頷いた

Sensing his friend's inner distress, he nodded silently.

衷心 ちゅうしん
衷心 より 御 多幸 を お祈り 申し上げます 。

I pray for your great happiness from the bottom of my heart.

Example Vocabulary

折衷案

せっちゅうあん

和洋折衷

わようせっちゅう

blending Japanese and Western styles; compromise between Japan and the West

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise; blending; fusion

苦衷

くちゅう

inner distress; painful feelings; anguish

衷心

ちゅうしん

bottom of one's heart; sincerity

衷情

ちゅうじょう

微衷

びちゅう

折衷主義

せっちゅうしゅぎ

雅俗折衷

がぞくせっちゅう

和衷協同

わちゅうきょうどう

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