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N3 Noun

電柱(でんちゅう)telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole

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    A pole that is used to hold up power lines or other similar types of wiring.

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      utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole

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    電柱 【でんちゅう】

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      強風(きょうふう)電柱(でんちゅう)(たお)れてしまった。

      The strong wind caused the electric pole to fall.

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      電柱(でんちゅう)がこの(まち)景観(けいかん)(わる)くしています。

      The electric poles are spoiling the scenery of this town.

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      (いぬ)電柱(でんちゅう)()かける(たび)におしっこをかけようとします。

      Dogs tend to urinate on electric poles whenever they see them.

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      一体(いったい)(なに)をどうしたらこんな(おお)きな電柱(でんちゅう)()れてしまうのだろう…。

      I wonder what could have caused such a large electric pole to break like this...

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      飲酒(いんしゅ)運転(うんてん)をした結果(けっか)(くるま)(いきお)いよく電柱(でんちゅう)にぶつけてしまい後悔(こうかい)しています。

      I deeply regret crashing my car forcefully into an electric pole as a result of drunk driving.

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