ちゅうすう
Meanings
Noun
1. centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; hub; backbone; central figure; pillar; key person
This is the hub of the system.
2. central nervous system
This drug acts on the central nervous system.
Pitch accent
ちゅ
うすう
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
language center (brain); language centre
central nervous system; CNS
nerve centre; nerve center
centre of (political) power
appetite center (of the brain)
respiratory center; respiratory centre
vomiting center; area postrema; part of the brain that controls vomiting
central (nervous system)
auditory center (of the brain); auditory centre
satiety center (of the brain)
feeding center (of the brain)
pleasure center; reward center
Examples (7 in total)
This is the hub of the system.
I was at the center of power.
Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system.