main spindle; main shaft
Mechanical term for the primary rotating shaft in a machine tool or engine.
The main spindle of this machine tool supports high-speed rotation.
linchpin; pivot; central figure
Figurative use for the most important person, element, or core of an organization, plan, or activity.
He brought the team together as the linchpin of the project.
This policy will become the pivot of economic recovery.
principal axis; main axis
Mathematics and physics term for the primary axis of symmetry or rotation.
Find the principal axis of the ellipse.
He has become the core player of the team.
The company has made the new technology its central focus.
She is taking on the leading role in the project.
He played an active role as the key player of the team.
The engine's main shaft rotates at high speed.
要 also means linchpin or pivot and is common in everyday figurative use, while 主軸 is slightly more formal and often used in strategic or mechanical contexts.
核心 refers to the essential core or heart of an issue, whereas 主軸 refers to the central driving person or element of an activity.
大黒柱 vividly likens the central supporting figure to the main pillar of a house, while 主軸 is a more neutral, formal term for the same idea.
軸 is the plain word for an axis or shaft in general, while 主軸 specifically singles out the primary or central one among several.
主軸 is a broader term for the central, key figure of a team or effort, while 主砲 specifically means the team's top power hitter in baseball.
主軸 and 中軸 both describe the main pivot of a machine or organization, but 主軸 is slightly more common for the literal mechanical shaft or a team's star player.
主軸 points to the single central figure everything revolves around, whereas 中堅 refers more broadly to the reliable core members of an organization.
主軸 usually refers to a key person or element around which others revolve, while 中核 more often describes the core part of an entire organization or system.
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Compound of 主 (main) and 軸 (axis, shaft). The figurative sense developed from the mechanical meaning of a central shaft that drives or supports a system.