Word Meaning 中黒

なかぐろ nakaguro

中黒 is read as なかぐろ (nakaguro) and means middle dot.

Meaning

English

  1. middle dot
  2. centred period
  3. full-stop mark at mid-character height
  4. interpoint
  5. symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.

Reading

Kana

なかぐろ

Romaji

nakaguro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 105336 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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中古

ちゅうこ

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

中心

ちゅうしん

-centered

中立

ちゅうりつ

neutrality

中止

ちゅうし

cancellation (of a planned event)

中道

ちゅうどう

middle way

中世

ちゅうせい

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

中空

なかぞら

hollow

中秋

ちゅうじゅう

15th day of the 8th lunar month

中京

ちゅうきょう

Nagoya

中元

ちゅうげん

15th day of the 7th lunar month

中古車

ちゅうこしゃ

used car

中生代

ちゅうせいだい

Mesozoic era