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大黒柱 (だいこくばしら) — central pillar (of a building) · Nihongo Circle
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大黒柱
だいこくばしら
noun
Meanings
1
central pillar (of a building)
2
mainstay (e.g. of an economy)
3
backbone (e.g. of a family)
4
provider
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 大黒柱 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
大
Large, Big
3 strokes
黒
Black
11 strokes
柱
Pillar, Post, Cylinder
9 strokes
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大
大方
おおかた ·
almost all
N1
大幅
おおはば ·
full width
N1
大柄
おおがら ·
large build
N1
大水
おおみず ·
flood
N1
長大
ちょうだい ·
long and large
Full entry on Jisho
盛大
せいだい ·
grand
N1
壮大
そうだい ·
magnificent
N1
大きい
おおきい ·
big
N5
More words with
黒
真っ黒
まっくろ ·
pitch black
N2
黒板
こくばん ·
blackboard
N3
黒
くろ ·
black
N5
黒衣
こくい ·
black clothes
黒煙
こくえん ·
black smoke
暗黒
あんこく ·
darkness
黒い
くろい ·
black
N5
黒字
くろじ ·
balance (figure) in the black
N1