8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

Kun'yomi
  • cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge ②door
  • からくり
On'yomi
  • スウ
  • シュ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

スウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

hinge, pivot, door
スウ シュ とぼそ (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

center ②central nervous system
cardinal (Catholic church)
axle ②center (of power, activity) ③the Axis (WWII alliance)
Axis powers (World War II)
important point ②important state matters
state secrets
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
(most) important
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References

Unicode hex code 67A2
JIS X 0208 1-31-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2208
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2588
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 865
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1076
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 581
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 770
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1697
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1832
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1839
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1442
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14577P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1464
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1023
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1062
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1422
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1194
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1530
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1076
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1713
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a4.22
Four corner code 4191.4
De Roo Code 1875