Today’s Kanji is “央” (ou); Kanji for “center”.
Handwritten Kanji “央” (ou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “央”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 央 | オウ | ou | 5 | 大 | center |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “央”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 舞台の中央 | ぶたいのちゅうおう | butai no chuuou | Center of the stage |
| 週央 | しゅうおう | shuuou | Middle of the week |
| 震央 | しんおう | shin-ou | Earthquake centre |
