枢
枢 — Hinge
hinge, pivot, door, center of things
On’yomiスウ (suu)
On’yomiシュ (shu)
Kun’yomiとぼそ (toboso)
Kun’yomiからくり (karakuri)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 枢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中枢 | ちゅうすう chuusuu | centre; center; pivot |
| 枢機卿 | すうききょう suukikyou | cardinal (Catholic Church) |
| 枢軸 | すうじく suujiku | axle; pivot; center (of power, activity) |
| 中枢神経 | ちゅうすうしんけい chuusuushinkei | central nerves |
Study notes
枢 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1791 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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