Kanji List

柱

• kun: はしら
• on: チュウ
• meaning: pillar, post, cylinder, support
• words:

  Word	Reading	Meaning
  柱	はしら	pillar, post; support, prop, mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
  支柱	しちゅう	prop, brace, fulcrum
  大黒柱	だいこくばしら	central pillar, mainstay
  電柱	でんちゅう	telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole
  円柱	えんちゅう, まるばしら	column, shaft, cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
  柱	ちゅう, じ	bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder, prism
  柱	じゅう	fret (of a biwa)
  火柱	ひばしら	pillar of fire, blazing column
  氷柱	ひょうちゅう, つらら	icicle; ice pillar; ice
  門柱	もんちゅう	gatepost, pier