枢

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュスウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

からくりとぼそ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1791

Vocabulary

スウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
中枢	チュウスウ	centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; hub; backbone; central figure; pillar; key person; central nervous system
枢機卿	スウキキョウ	cardinal (Catholic Church)
枢機卿	スウキケイ	cardinal (Catholic Church)
枢軸	スウジク	axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
中枢神経	チュウスウシンケイ	central nerves

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
悪の枢軸	あくのすうじく	Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
烏枢沙摩明王	うすさまみょうおう	Ucchusma
烏枢沙摩明王	うすしゃまみょうおう	Ucchusma
ウェルニッケ中枢	ウェルニッケちゅうすう	Wernicke's area
枢	くるる	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)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

doctor, medicine

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

plank, board, plate, stage

design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

chop, divide, tear, analyze

decay, rot, remain in seclusion

cedar, cryptomeria