EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun

    (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

    コンサートの最中に喋るのは無作法である。
    To talk during a concert is rude.

Also written さ中【さなか】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utmost, most, extreme

Kun
もっと.も、つま
On
サイ、シュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
82 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6014.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6700Unicode hex code
1-26-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2146Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2492New Nelson (John Haig)
2472New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
821Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
884Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1742Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14301Morohashi
484A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402sakade
612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
510henshall3
587Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
99crowley
439Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1000Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
choeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
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