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枢

枢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「樞」の略体（區」→「区」の類推）。「樞」については樞#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • スウJHS
  • シュ
Kun (native)
  • とぼそ
  • からくり
Other languages
  • 拼音shu1
  • 한글chu
  • Hán-ViệtXu
  • Hán-ViệtKhu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+67A2

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木区

Words using this kanji

  • 枢軸すうじく扉や車輪の回転の中心にある棒や軸。 物事の中心、重要な箇所。 国際関係上、親密な関係にあって共同行動をとる国々。axle, pivot, center (of power, activity), central point
  • 枢機卿すうききょうローマカトリック教会で教皇に次ぐ聖職者。顧問として教皇の補佐にあたる。カーディナル。cardinal (Catholic Church)
  • 枢くるるpivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame), sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
  • 枢とぼそcavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge, door
  • 枢とまらextensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
  • 枢機すうき物事の肝要な所。かなめ。要点。枢要。「枢」は「くるる（開き戸の回転軸）」、「機」は「の引き金」の意。 重要な政務。important point, essential part, vital point, important state matters
  • 枢密すうみつ政治的に特に重要な秘密。機密。state secrets
  • 枢要すうよう物事の肝要な所。かなめ。中枢。要点。「枢」は「くるる（開き戸の回転軸）」の意。 肝要であるさま。(most) important, principal, pivotal, key
  • 枢木くるるぎsliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
  • 枢戸くるるどdoor (with a pivot hinge)
  • 枢軸国すうじくこく連合国と戦った諸国。Axis powers (World War II)
  • 枢密院すうみついん1888年から1947年まで存在した天皇の諮問機関。Privy Council (abolished in 1947)

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-4
Four Corner
4191.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a4.22
Heisig
1832
Nelson
2208