N3 Methods, Scope, and Relation

~を中心ちゅうしんに: meaning, usage and examples

~を中心ちゅうしんに means: centered around... / focusing on...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. スミスさんを中心ちゅうしんに、プロジェクトの準備じゅんびを始はじめる。

   We will start preparing for the project with Mr. Smith as the central figure.

2. この店みせは、若わかい女性じょせいを中心ちゅうしんに人気にんきがある。

   This shop is popular, mainly among young women.

3. 今週こんしゅうは漢字かんじを中心ちゅうしんに勉強べんきょうします。

   This week I will focus mainly on studying kanji.

4. 昨日きのうは九州きゅうしゅうを中心ちゅうしんに大雨おおあめが降ふりました。

   Yesterday heavy rain fell, mainly in Kyushu.

When to use it

Means "centered on," "focusing on," or "mainly": one thing is the core, and other things gather around it. Use it for the main area of an event (駅えきを中心ちゅうしんに), the main group of people (学生がくせいを中心ちゅうしんに人気にんきがある), or the main topic of study or work. It tells the listener where most of the activity or attention is.

Nuance

Neutral to formal; common in news, reports, and explanations. The noun before it is the center, not the whole: 東京とうきょうを中心ちゅうしんに雨あめが降ふる means rain mostly around Tokyo, and possibly in nearby areas too.

Compare

Compare を中心ちゅうしんに with だけ: 若わかい人ひとを中心ちゅうしんに人気にんきがある means popular mostly with young people (others like it too), while 若わかい人ひとだけに人気にんきがある means only young people. Compare にとって, which is about a point of view, not a focus.

Tip: Translate it in your head as "with X at the center." If "mainly" or "focused on" fits the English, を中心ちゅうしんに usually fits.