• 中なか — inside; middle
• 中国ちゅうごく — China
• 中学校ちゅうがっこう — junior high school
• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration
• 真まん中なか — center
• 途中とちゅう — on the way; in the middle of

The kanji “中” originally depicted a vertical line running through a box, symbolizing something at the center. It's a high-frequency character essential for spatial, temporal, and conceptual uses in Japanese — from geography (中国) to mental focus (集中).

鞄かばんの中なかに 本ほんが あります。
There is a book inside the bag.

会議かいぎの最中さいちゅうに 電話でんわが 鳴なりました。
The phone rang in the middle of the meeting.

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