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衷

inmost
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingチュウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. inmostRtK
    彼は和洋折衷の家に住んでいる。He lives in a house built in a semi foreign style.tatoeba
    折衷様 -観心寺金堂The Secchu (eclectic) style, as seen in the Kondo (main sanctuary) of Kanshin-ji Templewiki
  2. heart
  3. mind
  4. inside
  1. innermost feelings

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · scarf (冂)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2038

Compound words

折衷せっちゅう
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
衷心ちゅうしん
innermost feelings
和洋折衷わようせっちゅう
blending of Japanese and Western styles
苦衷くちゅう
distress
衷情ちゅうじょう
true heart
微衷びちゅう
one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
折衷案せっちゅうあん
compromise proposal
雅俗折衷がぞくせっちゅう
blending of the classical and colloquial styles
折衷主義せっちゅうしゅぎ
eclecticism
和衷協同わちゅうきょうどう
harmonious cooperation

Additional Examples

下文と御教書の折衷様式。
A style that blends kudashibumi and migyosho.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 衷

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