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Breakdown of chuushin
middle; inside
中
Above the middle of your mouth there's a line called the philtrum.
heart
心
Usages of chuushin
学校 の 中心 に ある 図書館 は とても 広い です。gakkou no chuushin ni aru toshokan wa totemo hiroi desu.
The library in the center of the school is very spacious.
お祖父さん の 家 は 町 の 中心 に あります。ojiisan no ie wa machi no chuushin ni arimasu.
Grandfather's house is in the center of town.
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