枢

くるる くろろ くる くるり とぼそ とまら

• pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame) n
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) n
• cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge n
• door n
• extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) n uk

Advanced ➥

Kanji

枢

スウ • シュ

とぼそ • からくり

hinge; pivot; door; center of things

Grade Level 8

8 Strokes

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Synonyms

猿

さる サル ましら まし

• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate n uk
• sly person n derog
• idiot; hick n derog
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) n
• clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook n
• bathhouse prostitute n arch
• monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate n

Beginner II ➥

枢

くるる くろろ くる くるり とぼそ とまら

• pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame) n
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) n
• cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge n
• door n
• extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) n uk

Advanced ➥

枢

くるる くろろ くる くるり とぼそ とまら

• pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame) n
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) n
• cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge n
• door n
• extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) n uk

Advanced ➥