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央

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1006 / 2,608

Center

On’yomi
おう
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
大 Big (Kangxi 37)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 竹 (Bamboo), less common than 採 (Gather).

The character 央 (center) looks like a person standing with arms spread inside a frame — positioned dead center of the structure.

In words

中央 ちゅうおう centre,central,center,middleN3

央 is rank 1006 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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