車軸(しゃじく)

しゃじく
noun
axle; shaft
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1. axle; wheel shaft
The rod or spindle that passes through the center of a wheel, allowing it to rotate. Used for vehicles, machinery, and other wheeled equipment.
車軸(しゃじく)が折(お)れた。
The axle broke.
車軸(しゃじく)に油(あぶら)を差(さ)してから動(うご)かしてください。
Please oil the axle before operating it.
古(ふる)い荷車(にぐるま)の車軸(しゃじく)がきしむ音(おと)が、静(しず)かな田舎道(いなかみち)に響(ひび)いていた。
The creaking sound of an old cart's axle echoed along the quiet country road.

A compound of 車(しゃ) (wheel, vehicle) and 軸(じく) (axis, shaft). Also appears in the vivid weather expression 車軸(しゃじく)を流(なが)す, meaning a torrential downpour so heavy it could wash away an axle — an evocative way to describe extremely heavy rain.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 軸(じく): axis; shaft — the general term for any central rod or axis
  • 車輪(しゃりん): wheel — the circular part that rotates around the axle
  • 枢軸(すうじく): pivot; axis — used figuratively (e.g., 枢軸国(すうじくこく), Axis powers)

Related Words

Compare: 車輪(しゃりん) (wheel)
Compare: 駆動軸 (drive shaft)
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Added 2026.4.22 19:14 · Revised 2026.9.15 5:59
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