仲 Relationship

Radical Combination

• ｲ

  Leader
• 中

  Middle

Meaning

Primary

Relationship

Mnemonic

A middle of the road leader is likely to have an average relationship with everyone. He doesn’t really take sides in matters, and just stays in the middle. This makes him seem like sort of a wishy washy people pleaser, and as such his relationships with people are rarely anything more than average.

Hints

I’m sure you’ve heard of “flip-floppers” in politics, or people who try and take both sides of an issue, always staying in the middle ground and never really taking a stand. Imagine one of these people to represent this kanji.

Readings

On’yomi

ちゅう

Kun’yomi

なか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

This kanji is pronounced exactly like the kanji 中 (なか). It's one of those kanji where you can figure out the reading from one of the radicals.

Hints

Imagine your favorite flip-flopper from before. Now imagine that there’s a knocker on his forehead and you get to knock that knocker as hard as you like. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Imagine yourself doing this.