枢 — kanji meaning “hinge”
枢
hinge, pivot, door, center of things
- Meanings
- hinge, pivot, door, center of things
- On'yomi
- スウ (suu)、シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- とぼそ、からくり
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1791 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- shū — Chinese character page
Words with 枢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中枢 | ちゅうすう chuusuu | centre; center; pivot |
| 枢軸 | すうじく suujiku | axle; pivot |
| 枢機卿 | すうききょう suukikyou | cardinal (Catholic Church) |
| 枢密院 | すうみついん suumitsuin | Privy Council (abolished in 1947) |
| 枢要 | すうよう suuyou | (most) important; principal; pivotal |
| 中枢神経 | ちゅうすうしんけい chuusuushinkei | central nerves |
| 枢機 | すうき suuki | important point; essential part; vital point |
| 枢密 | すうみつ suumitsu | state secrets |
| 中枢性 | ちゅうすうせい chuusuusei | central (nervous system) |
| 枢軸国 | すうじくこく suujikukoku | Axis powers (World War II) |
| 言語中枢 | げんごちゅうすう gengochuusuu | language center (brain); language centre |
| 神経中枢 | しんけいちゅうすう shinkeichuusuu | nerve centre; nerve center |
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