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柱

柱 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. はしら。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「主」。「はしら」を意味する漢語｛柱｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

pillar, post, cylinder, support

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チュウElem.
Kun (native)
  • はしらElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音zhu4
  • 한글ju
  • Hán-ViệtTrụ
  • Hán-ViệtTrú

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+67F1

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木主

Words using this kanji

  • 柱はしら（はしら）材を垂直に立てて建築物や器具などの支えとしたもの。 （はしら）神仏、高貴な人、死者の霊、遺骨を数えるのに用いる。pillar, post, support, prop
  • 柱ちゅう（はしら）材を垂直に立てて建築物や器具などの支えとしたもの。 （はしら）神仏、高貴な人、死者の霊、遺骨を数えるのに用いる。bridge (of a koto, etc.), cylinder, prism
  • 柱じゅう（はしら）材を垂直に立てて建築物や器具などの支えとしたもの。 （はしら）神仏、高貴な人、死者の霊、遺骨を数えるのに用いる。fret (of a biwa)
  • 柱石ちゅうせき（ちゅうせき）柱と土台石。 （ちゅうせき）国家などを支える重要人物。 （ちゅうせき）スカポライト。pillar, cornerstone
  • 柱頭ちゅうとう柱の最上部。 めしべの先端。capital (of a column), stigma
  • 柱面ちゅうめんcylindrical surface
  • 柱状ちゅうじょう柱のような形状。shape of a pillar or column
  • 柱礎ちゅうそplinth
  • 柱廊ちゅうろう等間隔に立てた柱に梁と屋根をかけた回廊。列柱廊。コロネード。pillared corridor
  • 柱間はしらまbay (space or distance between two pillars)
  • 柱体ちゅうたい角柱や円柱など、2つの底面が合同かつ平行な立体。cylinder, prism
  • 柱暦はしらごよみsmall calendar (or almanac) affixed to a pillar or wall
  • 柱書はしらがきintroductory clause of a law, patent, etc., chapeau, main paragraph
  • 柱穴ちゅうけつposthole (archaeology)
  • 柱時計はしらどけい柱（や壁）に掛けて使う時計。掛け時計。wall clock, grandfather clock
  • 柱上変圧器ちゅうじょうへんあつきdistribution transformer, service transformer, pole-mounted transformer

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-5
Four Corner
4091.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a5.12
Heisig
286
Nelson
2236