枢
pivot; hinge; door; center of things
8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1791.
Readings
- スウ (on reading): 中枢 (ちゅうすう) centre; 枢機卿 (すうききょう) cardinal (Catholic Church)
- シュ (on reading)
- とぼそ (kun reading): 枢 (とぼそ) cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge
- からくり (kun reading)
Components
Words using 枢
- 中枢 (ちゅうすう) centre
- 枢機卿 (すうききょう) cardinal (Catholic Church)
- 枢密院 (すうみついん) Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
- 枢軸国 (すうじくこく) Axis powers (World War II)
- 中枢神経系 (ちゅうすうしんけいけい) central nervous system
- 枢 (とぼそ) cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge
- 枢 (くるる) pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
- 烏枢沙摩明王 (うすさまみょうおう) Ucchusma
- 枢木 (くるるぎ) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- 枢戸 (くるるど) door (with a pivot hinge)
30 words in all.