枢機

すうき

important point, essential part, vital point

卿

きょう けい

lord, sir

枢

くるる くろろ くる くるり とぼそ とまら

extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)

公卿

くぎょう こうけい くげ

court noble, nobility

九卿

きゅうけい

nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

卿相

けいしょう きょうしょう

court nobles and state ministers

六卿

りくけい りっけい

six ministers (of the six Zhou-dynasty Chinese ministries)

月卿

げっけい

court noble, nobility

卿等

けいら

you (plural)

三卿

さんきょう

three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

中枢

ちゅうすう

centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

枢戸

くるるど

door (with a pivot hinge)

枢要

すうよう

importance

枢木

くるるぎ

sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

枢軸

すうじく

axle, pivot

枢密

すうみつ

state secrets

御三卿

ごさんきょう

three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)

枢軸国

すうじくこく

(World War II) Axis powers

枢密院

すうみついん

(Japanese) Privy Council (abolished in 1947)