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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

The Earth rotates on its axis.
Tom lived in the center of Boston.
This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
What train goes to the center of town?
He lived in the center of London.

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