| ちゅ | う | 
|---|---|
| 中 | 
| お | う | 
|---|---|
| 央 | 
| か | い | 
|---|---|
| 海 | 
| れ | い | 
|---|---|
| 嶺 | 
noun, takes genitive case の
- mid-ocean ridge, midocean ridge.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
 
 
  | 
                            中央海嶺 | ちゅうおうかいれい | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ あきら え (3rd, N2)
sea, ocean
カイ うみ み (2nd, N4)
peak, summit
みね レイ ね (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
jurisdiction, dominion, territory
リョウ えり よう (5th, N2)
orders, laws, command
レイ りょう のり (4th, N2)