Japanese symbol for “mainline”

中心的

ちゅうしんてき

Romaji: chuushinteki

central; mainline

In Japanese, mainline is 中心的, read ちゅうしんてき (chuushinteki).

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Meanings

adj-na central; mainline

Kanji and stroke order

中

in, inside, middle

on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る

4 strokes · JLPT 4

心

heart, mind, spirit

on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ

4 strokes · JLPT 3

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
中心	ちゅうしん chuushin	center; centre; middle
途中	とちゅう tochuu	on the way; en route
中央	ちゅうおう chuuou	centre; center; middle
集中	しゅうちゅう shuuchuu	concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
中止	ちゅうし chuushi	interruption; discontinuance; suspension
中身	なかみ nakami	contents; interior; filling
心配	しんぱい shinpai	worry; concern; anxiety
安心	あんしん anshin	peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.