Illustration: At a Japanese neighborhood bicycle repair shop, a mechanic holds a detached wheel upright for a curious child. Every spoke leads inward to the same compact hub, and the mechanic places one fingertip precisely on its axle.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

中ちゅう心しん

chuushin

center, core

Example sentences

  1. その町まちの中心ちゅうしんにすてきな公園こうえんがある。

    There is a nice park in the center of the town.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれらは円えんの中心ちゅうしんに棒ぼうを立たてた。

    They set up a pole at the center of the circle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 市しの中心ちゅうしんに駅えきがあります。

    There is a station in the center of the city.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 中心

  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 心heart; mindOnシンKunこころ

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