relationship / middle
N2- Onyomi
- チュウ
- Kunyomi
- なか
- Stroke count
- 6
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 仲 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 中 (middle / inside) — a line driven through the centre of a box. Picture two people standing side by side, put 仲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "relationship" — relationship / middle. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 6
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は6画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 6 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
仲間
nakama
companion
仲介
chuukai
brokerage
仲裁
chuusai
arbitration
仲介する
chuukaisuru
to do brokerage
仲介した
chuukaishita
plain past: did brokerage
仲裁する
chuusaisuru
to do arbitration
Example sentences (2)
職場に良い仲間がいます。
しょくば に よい なかま が います。
shokuba ni yoi nakama ga imasu.
I have good companions at work.
同じ目標を持つ仲間がいると、勉強を続けやすいです。
おなじ もくひょう を もつ なかま が いる と、べんきょう を つづけやすい です。
onaji mokuhyou o motsu nakama ga iru to, benkyou o tsuzukeyasui desu.
When you have companions with the same goal, it is easier to keep studying.