枢すう機き

noun

crucial point; essential part; linchpin

Formal, somewhat literary term for the most important element or core of a matter. Often used in abstract or political contexts.

• この改かい革かく案あんの枢すう機きは、教きょう育いく制せい度どの見み直なおしにある。

  The crucial point of this reform proposal lies in the review of the education system.

• 外がい交こう政せい策さくの枢すう機きを担になう人じん物ぶつ。

  A person who holds the linchpin of foreign policy.

noun

important state affairs; key matters of governance

Refers specifically to critical matters of state or governance. Rare standalone use; more common in historical or political discourse.

• 枢すう機きに携たずさわる者ものは、常つねに国こく益えきを第だい一いちに考かんがえねばならない。

  Those involved in important state affairs must always put national interest first.