kururu
1. pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
2. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
Noun
#14941
枢
Kanji
hinge, pivot, door, center of things
JLPT N1
, Grade 8
, Joyo
, Kanken Pre-2
0 8
木
R
tree, wood
区
P
ward, district
Readings
kun'yomi
- とぼそtoboso
- からくりkarakuri
on'yomi
- スウsū
- シュshu
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