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Kanji Detail for 央 - "center, middle"

央

  • Meaning

    央 means "center, middle." Also associated with harmonious.

    1. Center - The middle; the midpoint.

    2. Middle - Halfway; in between two ends.

    3. Harmonious - Voices blending in harmony.

  • Words using 央

    • 中央 ちゅうおう Listen centre; center; middle
    • 中央集権 ちゅうおうしゅうけん Listen centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

  • Tattoo check: 央

    • Verified meaning: center, middle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, えい, お, おう)
    • Also carries these associations: harmonious

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 央

    Given names 央(あきら)Listen 央(えい)Listen 央(おう)Listen 央(さなか)Listen 央(しゅう)Listen 央(たかし)Listen 央(ちか)Listen 央(なか)Listen 央(なかば)Listen 央(はるか)Listen

    Surnames 央(お)Listen 央(おさち)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    center; middle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    center, conclude, run out; beg

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    center; end; to beg; to plead

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    central; to beg; to run out

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Center. Such as 中央. | Half. (Book of Odes) "How is the night? The night is not yet half done." Meaning not yet midnight. | Sometimes used as a word for request. Such as the colloquial 央人作保 (asking someone to be a guarantor).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    center middle harmonious harmony vividness end cease core hub central nucleus heart midpoint focal inner median midst halfway

Sentences including 央

  • We sat in the center of the room.

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