Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 がセンターを 守まも る for someone to play center field
He played center field back in high school.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 〈 物もの 〉 センターを 設せっ 置ち する to set up a ... center (facility) in a place
The city set up a new information center in this district.
センターに 打だ 球きゅう が 飛と ぶ for a batted ball to go to center field
The ball flew deep to center field.
Related words 中心 is the general Japanese word for a center or core, while センター is a katakana loanword often reserved for facilities, organizations, or sports positions.
中堅手 is the formal baseball term for the center fielder, while センター is the everyday spoken word for the same position.
中央 stresses the middle of a physical space or area, whereas センター is a borrowed term used more for named facilities or abstract central roles.
センター is the usual way to say center fielder in baseball, while CF is a less common abbreviated notation.
センター is the casual, everyday word for center field or center fielder, while 中堅 is the more formal, traditional baseball term for the same position.
Word family· 71 hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
game arcade; video arcade
customer center; customer support center
subcenter
center part; middle part
Show 8 more Show fewer center alignment; centering
hitting to center field; ball hit to center field
metacenter; metacentre
civic center; community center
emergency clinic; emergency medical care center
information centre; documentation centre; clearinghouse
emergency room; ER; emergency medical center
distribution center; logistics center
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Written forms センター Usage 100%
Standard katakana spelling and the prioritized form.
センタ Usage <1%
Shorter spelling without the long-vowel mark; less common in ordinary writing, but seen especially in technical labels, product names, and compounds.
Etymology Katakana word corresponding to 'center/centre'; no detailed language-of-origin information is specified.
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