Kanji
柱
kanji character
pillar
post
cylinder
support
柱 kanji-柱 pillar, post, cylinder, support
柱
Meaning
pillar post cylinder
Readings
Kun'yomi
- はしら ま bay (space or distance between two pillars)
- はしら ごよみ small calendar (or almanac) affixed to a pillar or wall
- はしら がき introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.
On'yomi
- でん ちゅう utility pole
- し ちゅう prop
- えん ちゅう column
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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柱 fret (of a biwa) -
電 柱 utility pole, power pole, telephone pole... -
支 柱 prop, stay, support... -
円 柱 column, shaft, cylinder... -
丸 柱 column, shaft, cylinder... -
大 黒 柱 central pillar (of a building), mainstay (e.g. of an economy), backbone (e.g. of a family)... -
火 柱 pillar of fire, blazing column -
氷 柱 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice -
門 柱 gatepost, pier -
鉄 柱 iron pole -
柱 石 pillar, cornerstone -
柱 頭 capital (of a column), stigma, top part of the pistil in a flower -
柱 面 cylindrical surface -
柱 状 shape of a pillar or column -
柱 礎 plinth -
柱 廊 pillared corridor -
柱 間 bay (space or distance between two pillars) -
柱 体 cylinder, prism -
柱 暦 small calendar (or almanac) affixed to a pillar or wall -
柱 書 introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.... -
柱 穴 posthole (archaeology) -
蚊 柱 mosquito swarm -
貝 柱 adductor muscle, adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.) -
巻 柱 gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi -
魂 柱 sound post (e.g. of a violin) -
人 柱 human pillar, human sacrifice -
水 柱 column of water, water column -
霜 柱 frost columns, ice needles -
茶 柱 upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen) -
中 柱 middle pillar