Kanji details for 柱
柱
Common kanji
pillar, post, cylinder, support
KUN:
- はしらhashira
ON:
- チュウchuu
Example words(showing 1-10 of 112 results)
noun
1.
pillar, post
2.
support, prop, mainstay
suffix, counter
3.
counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
noun
1.
central pillar (of a building)
2.
mainstay (e.g. of an economy), backbone (e.g. of a family), provider, main man
noun, no-adjective
1.
column, shaft, cylinder(only relevant for 円柱)
noun
2.
Other readings:
円柱【まるばしら】
、丸柱【まるばしら】
noun
1.
icicle(usually kana)
2.
ice pillar (for cooling a room)(only relevant for ひょうちゅう)
3.
ice(archaism)(only relevant for つらら)
Other readings:
つらら《氷》
、ひょうちゅう《氷柱》
noun
•
Ama no Mihashira, the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed(archaism)
See also:オノコロ島