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中央

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

中央 — “center, middle”

中央 (read ちゅうおう) means center, middle. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ちゅうおう

Meaning

center, middle

中央 in a sentence

町まちの中央ちゅうおうに駅えきがあります。

The station is in the center of the town.

The kanji in 中央

中middle; inside
央center

Words that share a kanji with 中央

～中～じゅう— during, while
中なか— inside, middle, among
背中せなか— back (of the body)
夜中よなか— middle of the night, midnight
途中とちゅう— on the way, midway, in the middle of
真ん中まんなか— middle, dead center
中学校ちゅうがっこう— junior high school, middle school
最中さいちゅう— in the middle of, in the midst of

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