| 1583 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3765 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1083 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29467 | Morohashi |
| 952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4807 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 870 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 935 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脇侍 【ワキジ】 flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
- 脇息 【キョウソク】 armrest
Kun reading compounds
- 脇 【わき】 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
- 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
- 床脇 【とこわき】 section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
- 口脇 【くちわき】 edges of the mouth
- 関脇 【せきわけ】 wrestler of the third highest rank
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- axila
- sobaco
- flanco
- lado
- lateral
Portuguese
French
- flanc
- aisselle
- de côté (regard)
- ailleurs (regard)
- second rôle
| 4b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 7422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8107 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |