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Kanji Detail for 軸 - "axis, center, pivot"
軸
- Meaning
軸 means "axis, center, pivot."
Axis - Core; spindle; a rod through the center of rotating things.
Center - Core of things; essence.
Scroll - Hanging scroll; rolled document.
Shaft - Pen shaft; match stick; plant stem.
Counter - Counter for scrolls and rolls.
Final verse - The final poem in haiku or senryu collections.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
axis; pivot; stem; stalk; counter for book scrolls
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
axle, axletree; pivot; axis
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
axle, pivot, shaft; axis
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
What holds the wheels of a carriage. Both ends go through the wheel hubs. Above it supports the carriage body. | A round core shape used to wrap things is also called 軸. Ancient books all used scrolls. The scroll end had a rod going through its center. Hence called 卷軸 (scroll). Today paintings are also called 畫軸 (painting scroll). | For anything that can rotate, its center is called 軸. Such as the earth at its north and south poles is called 地軸 (earth's axis). Also weaving tools have 杼軸 (shuttle and roller). The shuttle receives the weft. The roller receives the warp. | A key position is called 軸. Therefore one who holds state power is called 當軸 (at the pivot).
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