EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

    Historical term

    この壮大な大聖堂の建立は中世にまでさかのぼる。
    This magnificent cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

in, inside, middle, mean, center

Kun
なか、うち、あた.る
On
チュウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
11 of 2500
Radical
line
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あたる、かなえ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
0a4.40The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6Four corner code
1655deroo
4e2dUnicode hex code
1-35-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
28New Nelson (John Haig)
3451New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4262Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2150Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2902Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
39Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
39Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
13A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
75Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
73Morohashi
55A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
28Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
23sakade
7Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
26henshall3
32Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
12crowley
33Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
16Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
39Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong1, zhong4Pinyin reading
jungKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

generation, world, society, public

Kun
On
セイ、セ、ソウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
135 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

とし、ゆ、ゆき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-5-4, 4-4-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a5.37The Kanji Dictionary
4471.7Four corner code
1975deroo
4e16Unicode hex code
1-32-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
20New Nelson (John Haig)
3496New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
28Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
28Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
335Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31Morohashi
327A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
252Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263sakade
105Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344henshall3
254Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
81crowley
156Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
13Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
28Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level