Kanji

center, middle

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

大部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, ちか, てる, なか, なかば, ひさ, ひさし, ひろ, ひろし

Common Readings

オウ

Example sentences

中央 ちゅうおう
公園は街の中央にある。

The park is located in the center of the town.

とう
町の中央に古い塔が立っている。

An old tower stands in the center of the town.

中央アジア ちゅうおうアジア
中央アジアでは、古くから隊商が砂漠を越えて行き来した。

In Central Asia, caravans crossed deserts and traveled back and forth from ancient times.

天山山脈 てんざんさんみゃく
天山山脈は中央アジアで東西に長く連なっている。

The Tian Shan Mountains stretch a long way east and west across Central Asia.

中央集権 ちゅうおうしゅうけん
明治維新によって、日本は中央集権的な国家体制へと移行した。

With the Meiji Restoration, Japan shifted to a centralized national system.

版籍奉還 はんせきほうかん
明治政府は版籍奉還を通じて中央集権化を進めた。

The Meiji government promoted centralization through the Return of the Land and People.

中央銀行 ちゅうおうぎんこう
中央銀行は物価の安定を目指して金利を調整する。

The central bank aims for price stability and adjusts interest rates.

金融政策 きんゆうせいさく
中央銀行は金融政策で物価の安定を目指す。

The central bank aims for price stability through monetary policy.

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