JLPT N5 · Where is it?

真ん中

まんなか

middle; center

Stroke order of 真ん中

3 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

真 · 10 strokesん · 1 strokes 中 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

真 means true and 中 is a line piercing the middle of a box, so true center.

Parts: 真 true + ん + 中 middle

The characters in 真ん中

んん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
中なか — inside; middle (4 strokes)

Example sentence

池は公園の真ん中にあります。

いけはこうえんのまんなかにあります。

The pond is in the middle of the park.

Words with 真

写真photo 真面目serious; diligent 真っ暗pitch dark

Words with 中

中inside; middle 中学生junior high school student 中学校junior high school 中国語Chinese (language)中国China 一日中all day 今日中by the end of today 中止cancellation 中古second-hand 世の中society; the world 中華Chinese food 途中on the way; midway 中旬middle of a month 年中all year round 日中daytime 中心center 中央middle; central 世界中all over the world

More words: Where is it?

右側right side 左側left side 隣next to; next door 横side; beside 近くnear; nearby 向こうover there; the other side 辺area; vicinity 所place 東口east exit 西口west exit 南口south exit 北口north exit

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