noun

  1. axle, pivot.
  2. center (of power, activity), central point.
  3. the Axis (WWII alliance). Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
枢軸 すうじく

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)
axis, pivot, stem
ジク (Late Jr. High, N1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)