Japanese Conversation · Level 120
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Japanese word
軸
Pronunciation
Romajijiku
Meaning
- nounaxis
Example
地球は軸を中心に回っています。chi kyū wa jiku o chū shin ni mawa tte i ma su
The Earth rotates around its axis.
More examples
グラフでは横の軸が時間を表します。gu ra fu de wa yoko no jiku ga ji kan o arawa shi ma su
On the graph, the horizontal axis represents time.
Core concept
It names the central line or rod around which something turns, extending from a physical axle to an abstract axis.
Common phrases
軸を中心にjiku o chū shin ni
around the axis
縦の軸tate no jiku
vertical axis
横の軸yoko no jiku
horizontal axis
Similar words
回転軸kaitenjiku: The line or rod around which an object rotates.
座標軸zahyōjiku: A line used to show the position of values on a graph.
車軸shajiku: A rod that connects or supports wheels and turns with them.
Definition in Japanese
回転や運動の中心となる線、または車輪などを通して回転を支える棒。kai ten ya un dō no chū shin to na ru sen ma ta wa sha rin na do o tō shi te kai ten o sasa e ru bō
Word origin
The Japanese noun 軸 (jiku, "axis; axle") is a Sino-Japanese borrowing, and the character's concrete sense is an axle or spindle.
Usage tips
- In English, axis is common in phrases such as the axis of rotation, while axle usually names the physical part that supports rotating wheels.
Other meanings
- axlenoun
- shaftnoun