# 枢 — pivot; hinge

枢 means “pivot; hinge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: スウ (suu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: pivot; hinge
- On'yomi: スウ (suu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 2

## How to remember 枢

Parts: 木 tree · 区 ward

## More in the “Things 2” set

[瓶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bottle/) · [缶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tin-can/) · [鎌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickle/) · [棚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shelf/) · [鐘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/temple-bell/) · [傘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/umbrella/) · [枢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pivot/) · [扇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folding-fan/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pivot/. Last updated 2026-11-01.