pillar, post, cylinder, support
On'yomi (音読み)
- チュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はしら
About this kanji
The kanji 「柱」 (hashira) means "pillar" or "post" and represents support structures in various contexts. It's commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You will often encounter it in compounds like 支柱 (shichuu), meaning "prop"; 電柱 (denchuu), which refers to a "utility pole"; and 大黒柱 (daikokubashira), meaning the "central pillar" of a building. Another interesting compound is 火柱 (hibashira), translating to "pillar of fire." This kanji is useful for talking about physical structures or metaphorical concepts of support, so keep it in mind when discussing architecture or stability.
Example sentences
この柱はとても強い。
This pillar is very strong.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pillar, post, cylinder, support
- Tiếng Việt
- cột, trụ, silinder, hỗ trợ
- 日本語
- 柱, ポスト, 円柱, 支え
- 한국어
- 기둥, 기둥, 실린더, 지지하다
- 中文
- 柱, 杆, 圆柱, 支持
- id
- tiang
- th
- เสา
- es
- pilar
- fr
- pilier
- de
- Säule
- pt
- pilar
Common compounds
- 支柱prop, stay, support
- 電柱utility pole, power pole, telephone pole
- 大黒柱central pillar (of a building), mainstay (e.g. of an economy), backbone (e.g. of a family)
- 円柱column, shaft, cylinder
- 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
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