noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
1.China noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
2.Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
3.central part of a country; main region
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)historical term
4.province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)