都心

Japanese
Kanji in this term
都 心
と
Grade: 3		 しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
都心 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 都 (to, “metropolis”) + 心 (shin, “central part”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) としん [tòshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ɕĩɴ]

    Noun

    都(と)心(しん) • (toshin) 

    1. heart of a city, center of a city

    Derived terms
    • 副都心 (fukutoshin): urban subcenter

    References
    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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