| 1464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1442 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1422 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1023 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1062 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1076 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1076 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 770 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14577P | Morohashi |
| 865 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1832 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枢軸 【スウジク】 axle, pivot, center (of power, activity), central point, the Axis (WWII alliance)
- 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
- 神経中枢 【シンケイチュウスウ】 nerve centre, nerve center
- 呼吸中枢 【コキュウチュウスウ】 respiratory center, respiratory centre
Kun reading compounds
- 枢 【とぼそ】 cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge, door
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- gozne
- pivote
- eje
- punto vital
Portuguese
- dobradiça
- pivô
- porta
French
- pivot
- charnière
- porte
| 1875 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4191.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67a2 | Unicode hex code |
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
- On:
- ジク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軸 【ジク】 axis, shaft, axle, center, centre, focal point, key point, stalk, stem, hanging scroll
- 軸足 【ジクアシ】 pivot foot, emphasis, priority, focus
- 基軸 【キジク】 basis, foundation, core, criterion, standard
- 中軸 【チュウジク】 axis, pivot, central figure, key man
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- eje
- pivote
- péndulo
- mango
Portuguese
- eixo
- pivô
- talo
- caule
- sufixo para contagem de pergaminhos
French
- axe
- pivot
- tige
- compteur de livres en rouleaux
| 1330 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1258 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 988 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1023 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1776 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38269 | Morohashi |
| 1514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5952 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1193 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1576 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 5506.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ef8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |