ちゅ

noun

  1. center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, hub, backbone, central figure, pillar, key person.
  2. central nervous system.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちゅ
中枢 ちゅうすう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
hinge, pivot, door
スウ シュ とぼそ (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)