Kanji1 / 12
軸 kanji
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ジク
Kun readings
NoneWords with 軸
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —前進軸axis of advance
- —新機軸innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
- —枢軸国Axis powers (World War II)
- —対称軸axis of symmetry; line of symmetry
- —玉軸受ball bearing
- —ペン軸penholder (handle into which a penpoint fits)
- —屈折軸axis of refraction
- —左右軸lateral axis
- —巻き軸scroll roller; scroll
- —三軸室triaxial cell
- —水平軸horizontal axis
- —軸吊りpivot hinge
- —結晶軸crystal axis
- —車軸藻stonewort (esp. Braun's stonewort, Chara braunii)
- —軸組みframework
- —車軸草bastard lupine (Trifolium lupinaster); lupine clover; hop clover; trefoil
- —斜交軸oblique axis
- —対立軸point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
- —駆動軸drive shaft
- —光学軸optic axis (of a crystal); optical axis