軸 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 軸意味

axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls

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軸 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ジク jiku

Examples

その小説は南北戦争を軸にしている。

The novel is centered on the Civil War.

彼は軸のような重要な役割を演じた。

He played an important part like an axis.

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巡 patrol, go around, circumference

稼 earnings, work, earn money

瞬 wink, blink, twinkle

砲 cannon, gun

噴 erupt, spout, emit, flush out