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center
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingオウ

Meanings

  1. centerRtK
  2. middle

Radicals and components

Radicalbig
Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

large () · St. Bernard () · box body

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

Compound words

彼は舞台の中に1人のこされた。
He was left alone in the center of the stage.tatoeba
彼は中アジアの旅行から戻ってきた。
He's back from his travels in Central Asia.tatoeba
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
線ですね。
I think it's by the Chuo Line.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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