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軸 means 'axis'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1763   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-31    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 99 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
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From Earth’s axis to a penholder, from a car axle to the shaft of a feather, 軸 represents entities that are straight and long. In addition, 軸 has fun figurative uses, enabling people to say, “the core of my thinking,” “innovative plan,” “central role,” and “Language is a vertical axis connecting you to your ancestors.” Our kanji is also in terms for “Axis powers” and “axis of evil.” Learn their back stories!
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⿰  車 car  由 reason  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 軸 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 軸 is used 92 times, read 1 way.
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. axis; shaft; axle
noun
2. center; centre; focal point; key point
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An additional 7 less common words include 軸 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1330  Joy o' Kanji : 1330  Key to Kanji: - 

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軸
ジク    an axis   
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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車
シャ   くるま car   
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