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[ちゅう()·しん()]
chuushin
noun, no adjective, suffix

English Meaning(s) for 中心

noun, no adjective
  1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
suffix
  1. -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on

Definition and Synonyms for 中心

Center a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Synonyms: センター, 中央, 中央部, 中子, 中心, 中枢, 真中, 真ん中
Pivot axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Synonyms: かなめ, ピボット, 中子, 中心, 中枢, 中軸, 心棒, 枢軸,
Focus maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Synonyms: ピント, フォーカス, 中子, 中心, , , 焦点, , , 重心
Centering the concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonyms: ピント, フォーカス, 中子, 中心, , , 焦点, 重心
Center the middle of a military or naval formation
Synonyms: センター, 中ほど, 中央, 中央部, 中子, 中心, 中枢, 真中, 真ん中
Center a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms: うち, へそ, ミドル, センター, , , , , 中央, 中子, 中心, 中心点, 中点, 中間, 中間, 中頃, 最中, 最中, 正中, 正中, 真中, 真ん中, 真っ只中, 胴中
Center an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Synonyms: センター, 中央, 中央部, 中子, 中心, 中心地, 中心部, 中部, 直中, 真中, 真ん中, 真っ只中
Core the center of an object
Synonyms: コア, 中子, 中心, 中核, , , , , 核心, 真中, 真ん中,
Centre a low-lying region in central France
Synonyms: センター, 中央, 中央部, 中子, 中心, 中枢, 真中, 真ん中

Meanings for each kanji in 中心

» in; inside; middle; mean; center
» heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)

Categories 中心 is a member of

Position the role assigned to an individual player
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Axis the center around which something rotates
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Limpidity free from obscurity and easy to understand
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Immersion complete attention
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Formation an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
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Country a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
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Center a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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Point the precise location of something
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 中心

Sample Sentences for 中心

In Japan, students are supposed to be selfless and group-centered.
The daily trek to midtown Manhattan takes about an hour and a half.
Tom is self-centered.
Central to this issue is the problem of modernization.
Can you tell me which bus or train I can take to get to the town centre?

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