軸 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジクJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zhou2
  • 拼音zhou4
  • 拼音zhu2
  • 한글chug
  • Hán-ViệtTrục

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

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
車(くるま)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+8EF8

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰車由

Words using this kanji

  • じく車輪の心棒。車軸。 巻物や掛け物などを巻くときに心にする棒。心木。 掛け物。掛け軸。axis, shaft, axle, center
  • 軸足じくあしpivot foot, emphasis, priority, focus
  • 軸受けじくうけbearing, shaft bearing, axle bearing, plummer block
  • 軸木じくぎmatchwood, splint, stick, scroll roller
  • 軸物じくもの(hanging) scroll
  • 軸装じくそうmounting for a scroll
  • 軸索じくさく神経細胞からでるもっとも長い突起。axis cylinder, axon
  • 軸線じくせんshaft line, axis
  • 軸箱じくばこaxle box
  • 軸端じくたんshaft end, axial end, end of the shaft
  • 軸椎じくついaxis (vertebra)
  • 軸距じくきょ前の車軸と後ろの車軸の距離。最遠軸距。隣接軸距。軸間距離。ホイールベース。wheelbase
  • 軸性じくせいaxial
  • 軸流じくりゅうaxial flow, axial current
  • 軸心じくしんaxial center, central axis
  • 軸棒じくぼうaxial rod, shaft, pintle
  • 軸率じくりつaxial ratio
  • 軸吊りじくづりpivot hinge
  • 軸組みじくぐみframework
  • 軸差応力じくさおうりょくdeviator stress

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(108 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-5
Four Corner
5506.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7c5.1
Heisig
1193
Nelson
4619