JLPT N1 · Noun

中枢 (chuusuu)

中枢 (ちゅうすう, chuusuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “centre; center”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちゅうすう
Romaji: chuusuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus · noun
central nervous system · noun

Example sentences

東京は今や世界経済の中枢だ。

Tokyo is now a center of the world economy.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 中枢

中

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

枢

hinge, pivot, doorスウ・シュ・とぼそ・からくり · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 中枢.

中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night)中ちゅうmedium (size)中なかinside中々なかなかvery背中せなかback (of the body)途中とちゅうon the way中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school集中しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task)最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of夢中むちゅうabsorbed in夜中よなかmiddle of the night中央ちゅうおうcentre中学ちゅうがくjunior high school中古ちゅうこused

Source: JMdict entry 1424660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.