Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
都心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (to, metropolis) + (shin, central part).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(しん) (toshin

  1. heart of a city, center of a city

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN