中心部|ちゅうしんぶchuushinbu

1. nouncentral part; heart (of a city, etc.)
   彼かれはロンドンの中心ちゅうしん部ぶに住すんでいた。↗

   He lived in the center of London.

• Synonym中央ちゅうおうNeutralThe middle or center, and by extension the central government, as in 「中央官庁」; it stresses being centrally located.
• Synonym真ん中まんなかNeutralThe exact middle of something; the most common word in everyday speech, as in 「道の真ん中」.
• Synonym中心ちゅうしんNeutralThe broadest word for center; it also means the focus or key point, as in 「中心人物」.
• SynonymセンターNeutralA loanword for a center, often part of facility names like 「ショッピングセンター」.
• Synonym真っ只中まっただなかNeutralThe very middle of something, or the most intense moment of a situation, as in 「戦いの真っ只中」; unlike 「中心部」 it also covers time.
• Synonym中心地ちゅうしんちNeutralA center where activity or functions concentrate, as in 「経済の中心地」; it stresses the gathering of functions rather than the central part of a place.
• Synonym中央部ちゅうおうぶNeutralThe central area of a place; slightly formal and close to 「中心部」, often used in geographical descriptions.
• Antonym郊外こうがいNeutralResidential suburbs on the outskirts of a city; the opposite of the city-center 「中心部」.
• Antonym末端まったんNeutralThe far end of something, or the grassroots level of an organization; the opposite of 「中心部」 as the central core.
• Antonym周辺部NeutralThe area surrounding the center; the direct opposite of 「中心部」, as in 「都市の周辺部」.

For the central part of a city or area, say 「中心部」, as in 「市の中心部」. In everyday speech the exact middle is 「真ん中」, and a hub of activity is 「中心地」. The antonyms 「周辺部」, 「郊外」 and 「末端」 point to the edges instead.

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1. ある物ものや場所ばしょの最もっとも中央ちゅうおうにある部分ぶぶん。特とくに都市としなどの中なかごろ。