• 仲なか — relationship, personal connection
• 仲間なかま — companion, group member
• 仲良なかよし — close friend, buddy
• 仲裁ちゅうさい — mediation, arbitration
• 仲介ちゅうかい — intermediation, brokerage

仲 combines the radical 亻 (“person”) with 中 (“middle”) — symbolizing someone who stands in the middle between people, such as a mediator, companion, or close friend.

Used in both personal and social contexts, 仲 appears in friendly expressions (like 仲良し) as well as formal terms (like 仲裁).

二人ふたりは 仲なかがいいです。
The two of them get along well.

仲間なかまと一緒いっしょに 働はたらいています。
I work together with my teammates.

先生せんせいが 仲裁ちゅうさいに 入はいった。
The teacher stepped in to mediate.

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