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仲

Relationship
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingチュウ
Kun readingなか
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4Level 11

Meanings

  1. relationship
  2. go-betweenRtK
  1. relation

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (なか)
中 · inside

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
How it's built
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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
仲夏ちゅうか
midsummer
沖仲仕おきなかし
longshoreman
仲違いなかたがい
falling out (with)
仲介者ちゅうかいしゃ
mediator
仲間褒なかまぼめ
mutual admiration
僕仲間ぼくなかま
fellow servant
実力伯仲じつりょくはくちゅう
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
仲がいいなかがいい
close
仲がよいなかがいい
close
仲が良いなかがいい
close
仲たがいなかたがい
falling out (with)

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

Relationship. 亻 (person) + 中 (middle) — someone between two others, linking them.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 仲

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