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center; centre; middle; heart
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
板の中部を正確に測った。
I accurately measured the middle of the board.
古い壁の中部に大きなひびが入った。
A large crack appeared in the middle of the old wall.
激しい運動の後、背中の中部がひどく痛んだ。
After strenuous exercise, the middle of my back hurt badly.