This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チュウ、はしら
Romaji: chū, hashira
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pillar, post, cylinder, support

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1119
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-4-5
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhu4
Unicode:  67f1
JIS:  436C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 896
Nelson Index: 2236
New Nelson Index: 2631
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.12
Four Corner Index: 4091.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 345
Gakken Index: 1385
Japanese Names Index: 854
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14660
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0278
Remembering the kanji Index: 268
Kanji Flashcards Index: 629
Kodansha Compact Index: 1084
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 366
Kanji in Context Index: 990
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 603
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 797
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 274
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 286
Essential Kanji Index: 826
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1109
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1872
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 278
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 338

Words

(はしら)
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(じゅう)
fret (of a biwa)
円柱 (えんちゅう、まるばしら)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
人柱 (ひとばしら)
human pillar; human sacrifice
石柱 (せきちゅう)
stone pillar
(ちゅう、じ)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
支柱 (しちゅう)
prop; brace; fulcrum
電柱 (でんちゅう)
telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
角柱 (かくちゅう、かくばしら)
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
大黒柱 (だいこくばしら)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man
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