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センターハーフ (せんたーはーふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

センターハーフ

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Meanings

1

center half

A position in sports, especially soccer, referring to a central midfielder or halfback.

彼かれはチームのセンターハーフとして活かつ躍やくし

て

いる

。

He is playing an active role as the team's center half.

Related words

ＣＨ
センターハーフ is the full Japanese term for the soccer position, while ＣＨ is its written abbreviation.

Built from

センター+ハーフ

Written forms

センターハーフ
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword.
センター・ハーフ
- せんたーはーふ
  Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
- センター・ハーフ

Etymology

Loanword from English 'center half'.