柱
pillar, post, cylinder, support
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Vocabulary
チュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支柱 | シチュウ | prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum |
| 電柱 | デンチュウ | utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole |
| 円柱 | エンチュウ | column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings) |
| 氷柱 | ヒョウチュウ | icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); ice |
| 門柱 | モンチュウ | gatepost; pier |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大黒柱 | だいこくばしら | central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man |
| 柱 | はしら | pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc. |
| 円柱 | まるばしら | column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings) |
| 火柱 | ひばしら | pillar of fire; blazing column |
| 氷柱 | つらら | icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); ice |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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