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Kanji 枢: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 枢: hinge, pivot, door, center of things

Key takeaways

Kanji 枢: hinge, pivot, door, center of things. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

hingepivotdoorcenter of things

On reading

スウシュ

Kun reading

とぼそからくり

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 枢

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

木 + 区

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It refers to the wooden (木) hinge or pivot that allows a door to move within its area (区). This represents the essential axis of a structure, which evolved to mean the 'pivot' or 'center' of any system.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

スウ
  • 中枢ちゅうすう

    center / core / key part

Commonly used words

  • 中枢
    ちゅうすう

    center / core / key part

Example sentences

Example 1

脳は体の中として重要です。

Translation

The brain is important as the body's center.

Example 2

会社の中で働く社員たち。

Translation

Employees working in the company's core.

Kanji 枢: hinge, pivot, door, center of things | Daily Nihongo