Japanese word

中枢

Pronunciation

Romajichūsū

Meaning

  • nounhub

Example

この駅は町の交通の中枢です。ko no eki wa machi no kō tsū no chū sū de su

This station is the transport hub of the town.

Illustration for 中枢 (hub)

More examples

新しい制度が私たちの情報網の中枢になっています。atara shi i sei do ga watashi ta chi no jō hō mō no chū sū ni na tte i ma su

The new system has become the core of our information network.

Core concept

Means the central part or agent that connects the surrounding elements and makes the whole system work.

Common phrases

  • 情報の中枢jō hō no chū sū

    information hub

  • 組織の中枢so shiki no chū sū

    core of an organization

  • 中枢を担うchū sū o nina u

    play a central role

Similar words

中核chūkaku: The central part or group that forms the main basis of a whole.
中心chūshin: The central point or area around which other things are arranged.
核心kakushin: The most important central point or part of a matter, system, or structure.
要yō: The most important point or part on which a whole depends.

Definition in Japanese

全体の中心に位置し、その働きによって周囲のものを結び付けたり統括したりする部分や組織、人物。zen tai no chū shin ni i chi shi so no hatara ki ni yo tte shū i no mo no o musu bi tsu ke ta ri tō katsu shi ta ri su ru bu bun ya so shiki jin butsu

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese word 中枢 (chūsū) combines 中 (chū, "middle") with 枢 (sū, "pivot"), naming the middle point on which a larger structure turns.

Usage tips

  • In advanced Japanese, 中枢 (chūsū) often carries a formal sense of institutional importance, so a central organization or official can be called a hub even without being a physical location.

Other meanings

  • corenoun
  • central figurenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 中枢的chūsūtekicentralna-adjective
  • 中枢性chūsūseicentralitynoun

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