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Kanji Detail for 仲 - "relationship, middle, mediator"

仲

  • Meaning

    仲 means "relationship, middle, mediator."

    1. Relationship - A connection between people.

    2. Middle - The second among siblings.

    3. Mediator - One who helps resolve disputes.

  • Words using 仲

    • 仲間 なかま Listen companion; fellow; friend
    • 仲介 ちゅうかい Listen agency; intermediation
    • 仲良く なかよく Listen on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well
    • 仲裁 ちゅうさい Listen arbitration; intercession; mediation
    • 仲間入り なかまいり Listen joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
    • 仲人 なこうど Listen matchmaker; go-between; intermediary
    • 不仲 ふなか Listen discord; (on) bad terms (with)
    • 仲直り なかなおり Listen reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with)

  • Four-character idioms with 仲

    • 保革伯仲 ほかくはくちゅう Listen conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths
    • 勢力伯仲 せいりょくはくちゅう Listen (two sides) being evenly matched in influence or power
    • 実力伯仲 じつりょくはくちゅう Listen (the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability

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    • Verified meaning: relationship, middle, mediator
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ずうん, ちゅう, ちゅん, つづき)

    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 仲

    Given names 仲(なか)Listen

    Surnames 仲(ずうん)Listen 仲(ちゅう)Listen 仲(ちゅん)Listen 仲(つづき)Listen 仲(なかざき)Listen 仲(なかば)Listen 仲(なかむら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    go-between; relationship

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    middle brother; go between, mediator; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    middle brother; go between, mediator; surname

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

    Middle. Being in the middle position. Such as spring having three months: the first lunar month is called 孟春 (early spring), the second month 仲春 (mid-spring), the third month 季春 (late spring). | The order of brothers by age is 伯仲叔季 (eldest, second, third, youngest).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    naka(なか) なか

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    relationship middle mediator friendship harmony accord alliance among between bond camaraderie connection cooperation intimacy rapport unity

Sentences including 仲

  • He fell out with his wife.

  • Come over here and join us.

  • Two's company , but three's a crowd.

  • My father gets along with his friends.

  • We have been good friends for ten years.

  • I made up with her.

  • Mary and i became good friends.

  • He and i have been good friends since we were children.

  • He is my working mate.

  • I want to come to terms with him.

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