Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N2
1119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: pillar, post, cylinder, support
Kunyomi: はしら
Onyomi: チュウ
Composition: 木 主
Radical: 木
Reading: きへん
Meaning: tree
Strokes: 4
石柱(せきちゅう) stone pillar
円柱(えんちゅう) column, shaft, cylinder
電柱(でんちゅう) telephone pole, light-pole
柱(はしら) pillar, post
柱時計(はしらどけい) wall clock
大黒柱(だいこくばしら) central pillar, breadwinner
柱 (チュウ) bridge (of a koto, etc.), cylinder, prism
柱穴 (チュウケツ) posthole (archaeology)
支柱 (シチュウ) prop, stay, support, brace, fulcrum
氷柱 (ツララ) icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
柱 (はしら) pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
柱穴 (ちゅうけつ) posthole (archaeology)
杖柱 (つえはしら) person upon whom one relies
心の柱 (しんのはしら) central pillar of a pagoda