すう
枢
よう
要

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. (most) important, principal, pivotal, key, cardinal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すう
枢
よう
要
枢要 すうよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hinge, pivot, door
スウ シュ とぼそ (Early High School, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
need, main point, essence
ヨウ い.る かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)