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中心

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

中心 — “center, core, heart”

中心 (read ちゅうしん) means center, core, heart. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ちゅうしん

Meaning

center, core, heart

中心 in a sentence

町まちの中心ちゅうしんに駅えきがある。

There is a station in the center of the town.

The kanji in 中心

中middle; inside
心heart, mind

Words that share a kanji with 中心

～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
中央ちゅうおう— center, middle
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

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