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衷 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「衣」

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準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「衣」
On
チュウちゅう · chū
Kun
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Meaning
inmost heart; middle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Middle set inside clothing: what lies within the garment — the inmost heart, and the balanced middle.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチュウちゅうchū衷心ちゅうしん折衷せっちゅう苦衷くちゅう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 衷心ちゅうしん

    one’s inmost heart

  • 折衷せっちゅう

    blending; compromise

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

これは和洋(わよう)折衷(せっちゅう)の建物(たてもの)だ。

This building blends Japanese and Western styles.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

衷心折衷衷心heart折to fol…褒praise衣clothi…表surfac…衾a quil…衰declin…丑the Ox中middle虫insect仲relati…肘elbow
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 衣Map of reading チュウAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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