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枢 = 区 + 木
枢 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hinge”. It is built from 区 (ward) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1832.
- Keyword
- hinge
- RTK frame
- 1832
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- スウ, シュ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- とぼそ, からくり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- шарнир
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 枢 door hinge
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 枢 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ward” + “tree”. 枢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 枢 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.