Vocab Info

N3 Noun, No-adjective

中央(ちゅうおう)centre, center, middle, heart, metropolis, capital city, central government

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      centre, center, middle, heart

    2. Noun

      2.

      capital, seat of government

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    中央 【ちゅうおう】

    Common・Uncommon

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    • Pitch Accent

      • ち

      • ゅ

      • う

      • お

      • う

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    Examples

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      先日(せんじつ)、中央(ちゅうおう)から地方(ちほう)へ引(ひ)っ越(こ)しました。

      I recently moved from the city center to a rural area.

      • N3

      町(まち)の中央(ちゅうおう)にあるショッピングモールへ行(い)く。

      I'm going to the shopping mall located in the center of town.

      • N3

      住宅(じゅうたく)地(ち)の中央(ちゅうおう)にある公園(こうえん)は毎日(まいにち)子供(こども)連(づ)れで賑(にぎ)わっています。

      The park located in the center of the residential area is bustling with children every day.

      • N3

      やはり、中央(ちゅうおう)の地価(ちか)は地方(ちほう)の地価(ちか)と比(くら)べて２〜３倍(にさんばい)ほどするようだ。

      As expected, land prices in the city center are about 2 to 3 times higher than in rural areas.

      • N3

      町(まち)の中央(ちゅうおう)にあるからといって、この商店(しょうてん)街(がい)がいつも繁盛(はんじょう)しているという事(こと)ではない。

      Just because it's located in the center of town doesn't mean this shopping street is always prosperous.

      • N2

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