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軸 means 'axis'
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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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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; axlenoun
2. center; centre; focal point; key point(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
An additional 7 less common words include 軸 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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