柱 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- チュウちゅう · chū
- Kun
- はしらhashira
- Meaning
- pillar, post
Stroke order
Origin
木 (wood) + 主 (sound). 主 gives the sound. A wooden 'pillar' that holds up a house.
Readings and examples
| Onチュウちゅうchū | 支柱しちゅう円柱えんちゅう電柱でんちゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunはしらhashira | 柱はしら帆柱ほばしら大黒柱だいこくはしら |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 電柱でんちゅう
utility pole
- 大黒柱だいこくばしら
main pillar; mainstay
- 蚊柱かばしら
- 霜柱しもばしら
- 脊柱せきちゅう
- 侏儒柱しゅじゅばしら
- 束柱つかばしら
- 帆柱ほばしら
Example
家の 柱は ふとい です。
The pillars of the house are thick.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)