# 柱 — pillar; post

柱 means “pillar; post”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: チュウ (chuu). Kun'yomi: はしら (hashira). You'll see it in words such as 柱 (hashira, “pillar; post”).

- Meaning: pillar; post
- On'yomi: チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi: はしら (hashira)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 柱

A tree (木) fit for a master (主): a pillar.

Parts: 木 tree · 主 master

## Words with 柱

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 柱 | はしら (hashira) | pillar; post |

## Don't confuse it with

[国](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/country/) · [住](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/live/) · [注](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/pour/) · [球](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sphere/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/. Last updated 2026-11-01.