Kanji
N1 8 strokes Grade 8 freq #1791

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

tree ki

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

centre; center
cardinal (Catholic Church)
axle; pivot
central nerves
feeding center (of the brain)
important point; essential part
appetite center (of the brain)
satiety center (of the brain)
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
pleasure center; reward center

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge
Wernicke's area
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)

Example sentences

I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?