Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. screw
2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
Kanji used
spiral
child
Pitch accent
Composed of
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)