Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

the first month of a season: the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th months in Chinese lunar calendar

commoner; ordinary person / (law) reasonable person

toponymic surname

new surname

passive, inactive, timid

Chinese (any language spoken in China) / Chinese (class of languages) / Chinese (Mandarin)