naka
inside, interior
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  1. naka inside, interior; among, within; middle, center, centre; during, while, middle, midst, amid
  2. chuu medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle; in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among; during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout; currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation)
  3. juu (all) through (e.g. the night), throughout (e.g. the year), all ... long; within (e.g. the week), in the course of (e.g. today), by the end of; all over, throughout (e.g. the world); all (of a group), the whole (family, school, etc.)
  4. chun winning hand with a pung (or kong) of red dragon tiles
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Kanji Breakdown
In, Inside, Middle, Mean, Center
On: ちゅう Kun: なか,うち,あた.る
4 strokes N5
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