Kanji Details:
- 枢
- Frequency:1791
- Kun: とぼそ, からくり
- On: スウ, シュ
- Meaning: hinge, pivot, door
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 中枢 ちゅうすう centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man 枢機卿 すうききょう, すうきけい Cardinal (Catholic) 枢軸 すうじく axle, pivot 中枢神経 ちゅうすうしんけい central nerves 枢 くるる, くろろ, くる, くるり pivot hinge (using extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) 枢 とぼそ cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge; door 枢 とまら extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) 枢機 すうき important state matters 枢密 すうみつ state secrets 枢要 すうよう importance