Words — 99 found
ひとばしら
人柱
1. person who died for a cause
2. guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; sacrificial lamb; early adopterColloquial, also read じゅんちゅう
3. hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protectionHistorical term
さかばしら
逆さ柱
1. wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillarSee also 逆柱
1. curtain pillar; curtain stakeRare term
しんばしら
心柱
1. central pillar of a pagoda; shinbashira
2. leader of the Tenri religionOnly applies to 真柱
真柱 【しんばしら】
さかばしら
逆柱
1. wooden pillar placed with its base pointing up (believed to cause ominous phenomena); inverted pillar
2. having one pillar of a building inverted (so as to not strive for perfection)
うだつ
卯建
1. short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepoleUsually written using kana alone, See also うだつが上がらない
2. mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edgeUsually written using kana alone
梲 【うだつ】
梲: Rarely-used kanji form.
しゅちゅう
主柱
してばしら
仕手柱
1. upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the playSee also 仕手
シテ柱 【シテばしら】
めつけばしら
目付柱
1. downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) used as a positioning guidepost for actors
わきばしら
脇柱
1. downstage left pillar (on a noh stage), by which the supporting actor introduces himselfSee also 脇 わき
2. doorjamb; jambe; jamb