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中央揃え (ちゅうおうぞろえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう央おう揃ぞろえ

also: ちゅうおうそろえ

ちゅ

う

お

う

ぞ

ろ

え

Meanings

1

center alignment; centering

Technical term in printing and word processing; refers to aligning text or objects along the center axis.

この段だん

落らく

は

中ちゅう

央おう

揃ぞろ

え

に

し

て

ください

。

Please center-align this paragraph.

タイトルは中ちゅう央おう揃ぞろえが基き本ほんです。

Titles are usually center-aligned.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
央center, middle
揃be complete, uniform, all present

Related words

左ひだり揃ぞろえ
Left alignment; 中央揃え is center alignment, while 左揃え aligns text to the left margin.
右みぎ揃ぞろえ
Right alignment; 中央揃え is center alignment, while 右揃え aligns text to the right margin.

Built from

中ちゅう央おう+揃そろえる

Written forms

中央揃え
- ちゅうおうぞろえ
  Standard kanji spelling for center alignment, especially in word processing and DTP contexts.
- ちゅうおうそろえ
ちゅうおうそろえ

Etymology

Compound of 中央 (center) and 揃え (alignment, from 揃える 'to align').