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を中ちゅう心しんにmainly; centered on

One thing is the center, and the rest gathers around it. English says "around the station" or, more often, "mainly": mainly young people, mainly in Kanto.

How to form it

Noun + を中ちゅう心しんに

を中ちゅう心しんとして and を中ちゅう心しんにして mean the same. として is a little more formal.

Before a noun

Noun + を中ちゅう心しんとした + noun

Also を中ちゅう心しんにした.

Before it
A place (駅えき, 関かん東とう), a group of people (若わか者もの, 女じょ性せい), a leader (監かん督とく) or a topic (予よ算さん).
After it
What spreads, gathers or gets done around that center: 広ひろがる, 集あつまる, 人にん気きがある, 話はなし合あう.
Tone
Neutral. Fine in conversation.
Where you'll meet it
Weather and news (関かん東とうを中ちゅう心しんに), articles about what is popular (若わか者ものを中ちゅう心しんに), and talk about work and study.

In use

を中ちゅう心しんに or をはじめ?

With を中ちゅう心しんに, most of it is in or around the one you name. をはじめ names the best-known one and says nothing about where most of it is.

Exhibitions of traditional crafts will be held in Kyoto and elsewhere across Kansai.

Kyoto is the best-known place on the list. The exhibitions are all over Kansai.

Close neighbours

をはじめN2

Names the best-known member of a group, then says something about the whole group.

Check yourself

1What does this say?

この歌か手しゅは十じゅう代だいを中ちゅう心しんに人にん気きがある。

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one fits?

この町まちは、港みなと(  )発はっ展てんしてきた。

Choose an answer to see why.

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