Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suffix, Counter

(はしら)pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      pillar, post

    2. Noun

      2.

      support, prop, mainstay

    3. Suffix, Counter

      3.

      counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

    All Forms

    柱 【はしら】

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    Examples

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      (かせ)(がしら)のお(かあ)さんは一家(いっか)(はしら)である。

      As the family's breadwinner, Mom is the pillar of our household.

      • N1

      労働(ろうどう)(しゃ)賃上(ちんあ)げを(はしら)要求(ようきゅう)決定(けってい)しました。

      The workers made a wage increase a pillar of their demands.

      • N1

      このチームの(はしら)はあのキャプテンだと()きました。

      I heard that the captain is the pillar of this team.

      • N1

      ようやく行政(ぎょうせい)改革(かいかく)(はしら)となる法案(ほうあん)設立(せつりつ)されたのだとか。

      At last, a bill to serve as a pillar of administrative reform has been passed.

      • N1

      工場(こうじょう)(ない)()(はしら)()つや(いな)や、従業(じゅうぎょう)(いん)(いそ)いで消防(しょうぼう)通報(つうほう)をしました。

      The moment a towering pillar of fire shot up inside the factory, the workers rushed to call the fire department.

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