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はしら
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
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ちゅう、じ
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
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じゅう
fret (of a biwa)
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支柱

しちゅう
prop; brace; fulcrum
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円柱

丸柱
えんちゅう、まるばしら
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
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電柱

でんちゅう
telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
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人柱

ひとばしら
human pillar; human sacrifice
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角柱

かくちゅう、かくばしら
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
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石柱

せきちゅう
stone pillar
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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