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央

Center
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingオウ

Meanings

  1. centerRtK
  2. middle
  1. centre

Radicals and components

Radical大big
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · box body

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1877

Compound words

彼は舞台の中央に1人のこされた。
He was left alone in the center of the stage.tatoeba
彼は中央アジアの旅行から戻ってきた。
He's back from his travels in Central Asia.tatoeba
中央線においでのお客様は次の駅でお乗り換えください。
Passengers going to the Chuo Line, please change trains at the next stop.tatoeba
中央線ですね。
I think it's by the Chuo Line.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Center. 大 (a person) with a line through the middle — the center.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 央

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