(ちゅうしん)

ちゅうしん
noun
center, core
1. center, middle
The central point of something.
Tokyo is the center of Japan.
(まち)中心(ちゅうしん)(えき)ある
The station is in the center of town.
(えん)中心(ちゅうしん)()つける
To find the center of the circle.
There's a fountain in the center of the plaza.
I placed a large desk in the center of the room.
2. focus, core, heart
The most important part of something.
Tokyo is the center of Japan.
The team operates with him at its core.
My life revolves around work.
I think about my life with family at the center.
This region developed with agriculture at its core.
She is at the core of the company's new project.

中心(ちゅうしん) means center, core, or focus. It can refer to both physical centers and abstract focal points.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 中心(ちゅうしん): centering on ~, with ~ as the focus
  • 中心(ちゅうしん)なる: to become the center/focus
  • 中心(ちゅうしん)(): to place at the center

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中心(ちゅうしん) is very common for describing what something revolves around: 家族(かぞく)中心(ちゅうしん)生活(せいかつ)する (to live with family as the center).

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