都心|としんtoshin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncity centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
   彼かれはその商売しょうばいを都心としんに集中しゅうちゅうした。↗

   He centered his business on the metropolitan area.

• Antonym郊外こうがいNeutralResidential districts on a city's outskirts; the counterpart of the bustling 「都心」.
• Antonym田舎いなかNeutralThe countryside or one's hometown; the opposite of 「都心」, the centre of a big city.

Use 「都心」 for the central district of a big city, especially Tokyo; for residential areas around the city use 「郊外」, and for the countryside or one's hometown use 「田舎」.

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1. 都市としの中心ちゅうしんとなる場所ばしょ。