JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 柱: "pillar, post, cylinder"
The kanji 柱 means "pillar, post, cylinder, support". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チュウ in on'yomi and はしら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はしら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pillar, post, cylinder, support |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1119 of 2,501 |
Common words with 柱
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 柱pillar; post · support; prop; mainstay
- 電柱utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
- 支柱prop; stay; support; brace
- 火柱pillar of fire; blazing column
- 氷柱icicle · ice pillar (for cooling a room)
- 円柱column; shaft; cylinder · round pillar (esp. in buildings)
- 水柱column of water; water column
- 石柱stone pillar
- 柱時計wall clock; grandfather clock
- 電信柱telephone pole
- 人柱person who died for a cause · guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; sacrificial lamb; early adopter
- 柱bridge (of a koto, etc.) · cylinder; prism
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