仲

go-between

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingチュウ

Kun readingなか

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 4

Meanings

go-betweenRtK
relationship

relation

Radicals and components

Radical人person 亻variant

Components

How it's built

仲

→
→
- →
- →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

person (人) · in · stick (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1029

Compound words

仲介ちゅうかい

agency; intermediation

仲間なかま

companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade

仲裁ちゅうさい

arbitration; intercession; mediation

仲人なこうど

matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman; mediator

仲買なかがい

brokerage; broker

伯仲はくちゅう

being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; being well contested; eldest and second eldest brother

不仲ふなか

discord; (on) bad terms (with)

仲直りなかなおり

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

仲良くなかよく

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily

仲良しなかよし

close friendship; close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum

犬猿の仲けんえんのなか

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys

仲間入りなかまいり

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

仲間たちなかまたち

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability

Kun Reading Examples

彼は不良仲間とぐるになっていた。なかま

He fell into bad company.tatoeba

彼は彼らの仲間の殺人に怒った。なかま

He was angered by the murder of their comrades.tatoeba

彼は犯罪の仲間である。なかま

He is a partner in crime.tatoeba

彼は仲間に歩調を合わせた。なかま

He matched his gait to his companion's.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不良仲間とぐるになっていた。

He fell into bad company.tatoeba

彼は彼女と仲直りした。

He came to terms with her.tatoeba

彼は彼らの仲間の殺人に怒った。

He was angered by the murder of their comrades.tatoeba

彼は彼の妻と仲たがいした。

He fell out with his wife.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 仲

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step