the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

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

a surname

tribe / family

(taxonomy) a tribe / (chemistry) a group (column in the periodic table)

turn

a turn, times around something

turn; revolve / return; go back / (dated) Hui; Islam / time; occasion / Alternative form of 蛔 (kai, “roundworm; intestinal worm”)

episode, chapter / time, occasion / turn, round / (baseball, softball) inning

turn; turn around