Moto 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)
- central pillar (of a building)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); providernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 大黒柱
- 大Large; BigRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 黒BlackRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 柱Pillar; Post; CylinderRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
Words that share its kanji
- 大会たいかいmass meeting; convention
- 大学だいがくuniversity; college
- 大幅おおはばbig; large
- 大手おおてmajor company; big company
- 大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a nation)
- 大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
- 拡大かくだいmagnification; enlargement
- 最大さいだいbiggest; greatest
- 黒字くろじ(being in) the black; surplus
- 黒くろblack
- 黒人こくじんblack person
- 黒海こっかいBlack Sea
- 黒星くろぼしblack spot; black dot
- 黒木くろきunbarked lumber
- 白黒しろくろblack and white; monochrome
- 黒いくろいblack
- 柱はしらpillar; post
- 支柱しちゅうprop; stay
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