in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

in

Constituents

stick
mouth

Mnemonic Stories

A stick of pocky goes in your mouth.

Dictionary

Common Words

NounFreq #75
1

inside; interior

Examples
彼は自分のお金を全部箱のに入れた。
He put all his money in the box.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

among; within

Examples
これらの商品のから1つ選びなさい。
Choose one from among these products.
3

middle; center; centre

4

Adverb (fukushi)

during; while; middle; midst; amid

Examples
身を切るような寒いでわざわざ遊ばなくてもいいじゃない。
You don't have to play outside in the biting wind.
5

interval; gap

6

mean; average

7

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle

8

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

medium grade; medium quality

9

Archaic

red-light district

Freq #180
1

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

inside; within

Examples
エイズが私が生きているうちに治ることを願っているよ。
I have a dream that AIDS will be cured in my lifetime.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of

Examples
あの少年は店から店を歩いているうちに盗み癖がでてしまった。
The young boy got sticky fingers when he walked into stores.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Adverb (fukushi); As 〜のうち

among; amongst; (out) of; between

Examples
私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。
One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.
教会は私の家とあなたの家のにあります。
The church is between my house and yours.
4

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition

in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)

Examples
うちで働いてみたいかね」とウッドさんが尋ねました。
"Would you like to work for me, Tony?" asked Mr Wood.
5

Common noun

within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts

6

内 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

we; our company; our organization

Examples
うちの一番腕利きの交渉者はいつも強引に有利な取り引きをする。
Our best negotiators always drive a hard bargain.
7

内 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Also 家

one's home; one's family

8

内 only; Common noun

my spouse; my husband; my wife

9

内 only; Common noun; In a letter after the husband's name

signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife

10

内 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; Kansai-ben; Primarily used by women and children

I; me

11

内 only; Archaic; Common noun

imperial palace grounds

12

内 only; Archaic; Common noun

emperor

ゅうFreq #303
1

Common noun

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle

2

Suffix

in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among

Examples
空気のごく小さい粒子がガンのもとになり得る。
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
ある調査によると、今日では5人3人が外交問題には無関心のようだ。
According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.
10人3人はビデオを持っている。
Three out of ten persons have a video.
3

Suffix

during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout

Examples
彼は旅行に病気になった。
He got sick during the trip.
4

Suffix

currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)

Examples
隣の部屋では会議です。
There is a conference going on in the next room.
5

Common noun

middle way; moderation

6

Common noun

second volume (of three)

7

Abbreviation; Common noun

junior high school; middle school

8

Abbreviation; Common noun

China

かなか中々中中仲々仲仲却々却却Freq #405
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

Examples
あいつは、なかなかいい奴だぜ!
He is a good joker.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); With a verb in the negative

by no means; not readily

Examples
いまどき良い仕事はなかなか得がたいのを忘れないでね。
Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.
3

Common noun

middle; half-way point

4

Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

excellent; wonderful; very good

途中ちゅうNounAdverbFreq #424
1

on the way; en route

Examples
学校へ行く途中でトムに会った。
I met Tom on my way to school.
2

in the middle of; midway; halfway

Examples
途中であきらめるな。
Don't give up halfway.
背中なかNounFreq #638
1

back (of the body)

Examples
このブラウスはボタンが背中にある。
This blouse buttons at the back.
当たる当る中る中たるたるGodan verbFreq #932
1

Intransitive verb

to be hit; to strike

Examples
私は顔に冷たい風が当たるのを感じた。
I felt a cold wind on my face.
彼は発砲したが当たらなかった
He fired but missed.
2

Intransitive verb

to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed

3

Intransitive verb; Often as ...に当たる

to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to

Examples
日本の桜はまさにイギリスのバラにあたる
The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.
4

Intransitive verb

to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

Examples
不思議な話だが、彼の予言は当たった
Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
5

Intransitive verb

to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win

Examples
福引きでカメラが当たった
I got a camera in a lottery.
6

Intransitive verb

to be successful; to go well; to be a hit

7

Intransitive verb

to face; to confront

8

Intransitive verb

to lie (in the direction of)

9

Intransitive verb

to undertake; to be assigned

10

Intransitive verb

to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted

Examples
彼はフグにあたった
He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
11

Intransitive verb

to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)

12

Intransitive verb

to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at

13

Intransitive verb; As 〜するには当たらない, etc.

to be unnecessary

14

Intransitive verb; Baseball; Usu. as 当たっている

to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak

15

Intransitive verb

to feel a bite (in fishing)

16

Intransitive verb

(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil

17

Transitive verb

to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)

18

Transitive verb

to shave

19

Transitive verb; As 〜の〜に当たる

to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship

集中ゅうちゅうNounFreq #1088
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention

Examples
私は読書に集中していた。
I was concentrating on reading.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence; focus (of a debate, questions, etc.)

Examples
彼の仕事の大半が都市部に集中している。
The bulk of his work is in the urban area.
3

within a collection of works

中心ゅうしんFreq #1181
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance

Examples
その町の中心にすてきな公園がある。
There is a nice park in the center of the town.
2

Suffix

-centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on

その中そのなかExpressionFreq #1189
1

Usu. 〜に, 〜で

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

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