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JLPT N1 · Noun

軸 (jiku)

軸 (じく, jiku) is a Japanese noun meaning “axis; shaft”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
じく
Romaji
jiku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. axis; shaft; axle · noun, suffix noun
  2. center; centre; focal point; key point · noun
  3. stalk; stem · noun
  4. hanging scroll · noun

Example sentences

その小説は南北戦争を軸にしている。
The novel is centered on the Civil War.
Tatoeba #209259

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 軸

軸
axis, pivot, stemジク · 12 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1319180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.