央 Kanji – center

Meaning and Readings

How is 央 read?

央 has the onyomi reading オウ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ou.

Common Japanese Words Using 央

These common Japanese words contain 央. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 中央（ちゅうおう） — centre, center, middle, heart
• 中央集権（ちゅうおうしゅうけん） — centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule

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Related Kanji

• 中
  in, inside, middle, mean, center
• 区
  ward, district
• 応
  apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
• 欧
  Europe
• 横
  sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
• 王
  king, rule, magnate