► 名詞
柱 [はしら] meaning: pillar rank: 2
☆ 木の柱 ⇨ A wood pillar, column
☆ 表現の自由は民主主義の柱だ ⇨ The freedom of expression is a pillar of democracy
More examples:
- 鼻っ柱の強い若者 ⇨ A young man with a strong nose bridge. A very cocky young man
- 爆発で鉄の柱がグニャグニャに折れ曲がっていた ⇨ Steel columns were bent like wires by the explosion
- 円柱の形をした容器 ⇨ A cylinder-shaped container
- 電信柱に迷い犬の張り紙がしてあった ⇨ There was a lost dog poster on the utility pole
- 車が柱にガチンとぶつかった ⇨ The car hit the pillar with a loud heavy clang
- 爆風で鉄柱がねじ曲げられていた ⇨ The steel columns were twisted by the blast
- 爆発で鉄の柱がひん曲がった ⇨ A steel column got bent out of shape by the explosion
- 彼は相手の鼻っ柱を殴った ⇨ He punched the other guy right in the nose bridge
- 四本の柱が全ての重量を支えている ⇨ Four columns are supporting all the weight
- 工業が日本経済の柱だ ⇨ Manufacturing has been the pillar of Japanese economy
- 円柱の体積 ⇨ The volume of a cylinder