# 軸 — Axis

Frequency rank 1433 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 慶 (Congratulate), less common than 踊 (Dance).

- On’yomi: じく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 車 Cart (Kangxi 159)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A car on the left and the sun on the right — a car's wheels spin around the sun-like center point, rotating on its axis.

In words:

- 軸 じく — axis;stem;shaft;axle

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