Stem

幹

miki

(botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant)

柄

e

(narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects)

茎

kuki

(botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant)

茎

kuki

(slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant)

語幹

gokan

(linguistics: main part of a word)

軸

jiku

(slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant)

軸

jiku

(narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects)

シュテムする

shutemu suru

(skiing: to point the skis inward)

堰止める

sekitomeru

(to stop, hinder)

発端とする

hottan to suru

(to be caused or derived)