central part; middle section; heart
Refers to the middle or central part of an area, object, body, or region. It is somewhat more formal or descriptive than everyday words like 真ん中.
There are many high mountains in the central part of the island.
I have pain in the middle part of my back.
Chūbu region; central Japan
Abbreviation of 中部地方, the Chūbu region of central Honshū, including prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, and Gifu.
See also: 中部地方
The automobile industry is thriving in the Chūbu region.
The typhoon is expected to approach the Chūbu region tomorrow.
The Alps are located in the central part of Japan.
There is pain in the middle part of the body.
中部地方 is the full geographic name for the region, while 中部 is its common shortened form.
中程 is a softer, everyday word for the middle part, while 中部 is more formal and typical of geographic or sectional description.
真ん中 is the common, casual word for the very middle, whereas 中部 is a more formal term for a middle section or region.
Central America
Sino-Japanese compound from 中, meaning 'middle' or 'inside,' and 部, meaning 'part' or 'section'; together, it denotes a middle section or central region.