ちゅう
中
せい
世

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods), medieval times.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちゅう
中
せい
世
 中世 ちゅうせい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)