JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 枢: "hinge, pivot, door"
The kanji 枢 means "hinge, pivot, door, center of things". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スウ, シュ in on'yomi and とぼそ, からくり in kun'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)
スウシュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とぼそからくり
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 | hinge, pivot, door, center of things |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1791 of 2,501 |
Common words with 枢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 中枢centre; center; pivot; mainstay · central nervous system
- 枢機卿cardinal (Catholic Church)
- 中枢神経central nerves
- 枢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)
- 枢軸axle; pivot · center (of power, activity); central point
- 枢密院Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
- 枢要(most) important; principal; pivotal; key
- 枢機important point; essential part; vital point · important state matters
- 枢密state secrets
- 言語中枢language center (brain); language centre
- 枢軸国Axis powers (World War II)
- 中枢神経系central nervous system; CNS
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