# 央 — centre

央 means “centre”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: centre
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 央

Parts: 丨 stick · 大 big

## Don't confuse it with

[英](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/english/) · [矢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arrow/) · [奔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dash/)

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[側](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/side/) · [位](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rank/) · [辺](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/vicinity/) · [横](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sideways/) · [央](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/centre/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/centre/. Last updated 2026-11-01.