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柱

柱 — pillar, post, cylinder

On
チュウ
Kun
はしら
Strokes
9
JLPT
N2
School grade
3

Common words with 柱

  • 柱はしらpillar; postCommon

    この橋は10本の柱で支えられている。
    The bridge is supported by 10 posts.

  • 支柱しちゅうprop; stay; support; brace; fulcrumCommon
  • 大黒柱だいこくばしらcentral pillar (of a building)Common
  • 電柱でんちゅうutility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph poleCommon
  • 円柱えんちゅうcolumn; shaft; cylinderCommon
  • 火柱ひばしらpillar of fire; blazing columnOccasional
  • 氷柱ひょうちゅうice pillar (for cooling a room) · also: icicleOccasional
  • 門柱もんちゅうgatepost; pierOccasional
  • 鉄柱てっちゅうiron poleOccasional
  • 中柱なかばしらmiddle pillarRare
  • 柱ちゅうbridge (of a koto, etc.)Rare
  • 柱じゅうfret (of a biwa)Rare
  • 気柱きちゅうair column (e.g. in a wind instrument)Rare
  • 心柱しんばしらcentral pillar of a pagoda; shinbashiraRare
  • 柱間はしらまbay (space or distance between two pillars)Rare
  • 内柱ないちゅうendostyleRare
  • 心の柱しんのはしらcentral pillar of a pagodaRare
  • 柱体ちゅうたいcylinder; prismRare
  • 花柱かちゅう(flower's) styleRare
  • 主柱しゅちゅうcentral pillarRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 93 words that use 柱.

  • 柱 はしら pillar; post
  • 支柱 しちゅう prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
  • 電柱 でんちゅう utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
  • 大黒柱 だいこくばしら central pillar (of a building)
  • 円柱 えんちゅう column; shaft; cylinder

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