| 278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 345 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 826 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 629 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 854 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 598 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 608 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 990 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1084 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 274 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14660 | Morohashi |
| 896 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2631 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柱 【チュウ】 bridge (of a koto, etc.), cylinder, prism
- 柱穴 【チュウケツ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 支柱 【シチュウ】 prop, stay, support, brace, fulcrum
- 氷柱 【ツララ】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
Kun reading compounds
- 柱 【はしら】 pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
- 柱穴 【ちゅうけつ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 杖柱 【つえはしら】 person upon whom one relies
- 心の柱 【しんのはしら】 central pillar of a pagoda
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- pilar
- columna
- poste
Portuguese
- pilar
- poste
- cilindro
- apoio
French
- poteau
- cylindre
- support
| 1872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 礎石 【ソセキ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
- 定礎 【テイソ】 laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)
- 柱礎 【チュウソ】 plinth
Kun reading compounds
- 礎 【いしずえ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
- 礎を築く 【いしずえをきずく】 to lay the foundation (for)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- piedra angular
- piedra base
- fundamento
Portuguese
- Pedra angular
- pedra de fundação
French
- première pierre
- première angulaire
| 1512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1268 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3222 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1701 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2730 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1515 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1616 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1412 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24522 | Morohashi |
| 1248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 394 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 421 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3370 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 1468.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 790e | Unicode hex code |