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

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

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

a surname

urban myth; urban legend

(archaic) the sky, the heavens / where the smoke collects in an old kitchen using a wood-burning stove / a shelf or shelves above the stove / (archaic) heaven

(archaic) the sky, the heavens / (archaic) heaven / (archaic) the roof of a palace

heavens, sky

the sky, the heavens / heaven / Short for 天ぷら (tenpura).

the sky, the heavens / heaven / (Buddhist god) a deva or devi / (figuratively) the gods, providence, fate / (printing, of a page) the top margin