中ちゅう部ぶ

noun

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.

• 島しまの中ちゅう部ぶには高たかい山やまが多おおい。

  There are many high mountains in the central part of the island.

• 背せ中なかの中ちゅう部ぶに痛いたみがあります。

  I have pain in the middle part of my back.

noun

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

• 中ちゅう部ぶでは自じ動どう車しゃ産さん業ぎょうが盛さかんだ。

  The automobile industry is thriving in the Chūbu region.

• 台たい風ふうは明日あした、中ちゅう部ぶに近ちかづく見み込こみです。

  The typhoon is expected to approach the Chūbu region tomorrow.