JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 軸: "axis, pivot, stem"
The kanji 軸 means "axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1261 of 2,501 |
Common words with 軸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 軸axis; shaft; axle · center; centre; focal point; key point
- 時間軸time axis; time basis; timeline
- 掛け軸hanging scroll
- 主軸main spindle; main shaft · linchpin; pivot
- 軸足pivot foot · emphasis; priority; focus
- 車軸axle
- 地軸earth's axis
- 枢軸axle; pivot · center (of power, activity); central point
- 新機軸innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
- 縦軸vertical axis; vertical line · vertical shaft; spindle
- 一軸uniaxial
- 横軸abscissa; horizontal axis · horizontal scroll
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