枢
枢

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

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中枢ちゅうすうNounFreq #9941
1

centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; hub; backbone; central figure; pillar; key person

Examples
東京は今や世界経済の中枢だ。
Tokyo is now a center of the world economy.
2

central nervous system

枢機卿すうききょうすうきけいNounFreq #24949
1

Christianity

cardinal (Catholic Church)

中枢神経ちゅうすうしんけいNounFreq #67356
1

Anatomy

central nerves

枢くるるくろろくるくるりNounFreq #67855
1

pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)

2

sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

枢軸すうじくNounFreq #71802
1

axle; pivot

2

center (of power, activity); central point

3

Historical term

the Axis (WWII alliance)

とまら枢戸まらNounUsually kanaFreq #71842
1

extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)

枢密院すうみついんNounFreq #79961
1

Historical term

Privy Council (abolished in 1947)

枢要すうようNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #80488
1

(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal

Examples
国家の文化とアイデンティティという枢要な問題から切り離された時点で、比較文化はその方向性を失う。
Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.
枢機すうきNounFreq #81699
1

important point; essential part; vital point

2

important state matters

枢密すうみつNounFreq #83050
1

state secrets

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