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Could someone please explain the differences in usage and meaning? It would be
nice with some example sentences as well.
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meaning word-choice
What are the differences between 真ん中, 中心 and 中央?
Definitions mostly taken from Goo/デジタル大辞泉（小学館）

[真ん中](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/210539/meaning/m0u/%E7%9C%9F%E3%82%93%E4%B8%AD/)
is the most limited of the three. It only applies to 距離・場所・順序など and means the
exact center/middle.

  * 町の真ん中にある建物
  * 三人兄弟の真ん中

[中央](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/142993/meaning/m0u/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE/)
includes the definition of 真ん中. It also means ある組織や機関の中で、最も重要な機能をになっているところ.
That is to the say sub-organizations that are centrally important to an
organization. For example,

> 党の中央

references the central/ruling committee of a party. Accordingly, it can also
refer to the central/national government.

[中心](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/143402/meaning/m0u/%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83/)
includes the definition of 真ん中, but also includes a few other definitions of
note.

  1. 物事の集中する場所。また、最も重要な位置にある物や人。また、その位置。 
    * 大阪を中心とした関西の特徴 means with Osaka as the central example, the unique characteristics of Kansai region.
    * 話題の中心 means a central/major topic of conversation.
  2. The center of a circle: [![中心](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6fynj.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6fynj.png)
  3. The barycenter/center of gravity in physics. 質量中心. It is also called 重心
  4. こころの内。心中{しんちゆう}. The inside of your heart.
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