What is the Kanji for "Relationship"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Relationship", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Relationship" is "仲".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Naka".

Its onyomi reading is "Chuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "中" means "Center" and can be read as "Naka" and "Chuu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "仲" mean in japanese?

"仲" means "Relationship".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

仲間: "Colleague". The Japanese noun '仲間 (なかま)' means 'colleague'. This word refers to a person with whom one works or associates, a fellow member of a group or organization. It can also be used more broadly to describe any close friend or comrade. For example: My colleagues and I went out for drinks - (私の仲間と飲みに行きました). Let's invite all our colleagues to the party - (みんなの仲間をパーティーに招きましょう).

仲: "Relationship". The Japanese noun '仲 (なか)' refers to a relationship, connection or bond between people. It can describe the closeness, intimacy or harmony in a relationship. For example: They have a good relationship - (彼らは良い仲だ). My relationship with my friend is strong - (私の友人との仲は強い).

仲良く: "Closely". The adverb '仲良く (なかよく)' means 'closely'. It is used to describe a close, friendly, or harmonious relationship between people. For example: They are close friends - (彼らは仲良く付き合っている). Let's get along well - (仲良く付き合いましょう).

仲良し: "Close". The Japanese noun '仲良し (なかよし)' refers to a close, affectionate relationship between people. It implies a strong bond, mutual understanding and intimacy. For example: They are close friends - (彼らは仲良しです). Let's become close friends - (仲良しになりましょう).

仲直り: "Reconciliation". The Japanese verbal noun '仲直り (なかなおり)' means 'reconciliation'. It refers to the process of resolving a conflict or dispute between two parties and restoring their relationship. This often involves apologizing, compromising, and finding a mutually agreeable solution. For example: After the argument, they were able to achieve reconciliation - (けんかのあとで、彼らは仲直りができた). Let's try to reconcile and move forward - (これから先のことを考えて、仲直りしよう).

仲人: "Matchmaker". The noun '仲人 (なこうど)' refers to a matchmaker, someone who arranges marriages or relationships between others. Matchmakers play an important role in some traditional Japanese culture, using their expertise to introduce prospective partners and facilitate marriages. For example: The matchmaker introduced the couple - (仲人が二人をつなげた). The matchmaker arranged the marriage - (仲人が結婚をつなげた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.