袖そで柱ばしら

noun

small supporting pillars of a torii or temple gate

Architectural term for the secondary pillars that flank and support the main pillars of a torii or temple gate. Not a general-use word.

• 神じん社じゃの鳥とり居いでは、主しゅ柱ちゅうの両りょう脇わきに袖そで柱ばしらが立たてられている。

  At a shrine's torii, small supporting pillars are erected on both sides of the main pillars.