柱
Meanings
Noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
Suffix
Counter
3. counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はしら
はしら
Used in vocabulary
大黒柱
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man
Noun
仕手柱
upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play
Noun
逆さ柱
wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar
Noun
Examples15
海外
Overseas food exports are one of the mainstays of agribusiness.
この
The bridge is supported by 10 posts.
この
These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
この
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
犬
The dog was chained to the post.
その
That pole is not quite vertical.