柱 means pillar
post, cylinder, support
A master post of wood: pillar.
On'yomi
- チュウchuu
Kun'yomi
- はしらhashira
How it's built
- 木tree
- 主master
Common words
- 柱はしらpillar; post
- 電柱でんちゅうutility pole; power pole
- 支柱しちゅうprop; stay
- 大黒柱だいこくばしらcentral pillar (of a building)