支し柱ちゅう

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ちゅ

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Meanings

noun

prop; support; brace

Physical or metaphorical support: a pole, strut, or person/thing that holds something up or serves as a mainstay.

テントを立たてるために支し柱ちゅうを地じ面めんに打うち込こんだ。
We drove props into the ground to set up the tent.
彼かれはチームの精せい神しん的てきな支し柱ちゅうだ。
He is the emotional pillar of the team.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に支し柱ちゅうを立たてるto set up a prop/support pole for something
トマトの苗なえに支し柱ちゅうを立たてた。
I set up a support pole for the tomato seedling.
〈物もの〉の支し柱ちゅうとなるto become the pillar/mainstay of something
彼かれはチームの支し柱ちゅうとなった。
He became the mainstay of the team.
支し柱ちゅうを固こ定ていするto secure a support pole in place
強きょう風ふうに備そなえて支し柱ちゅうを固こ定ていした。
I secured the support pole in preparation for strong wind.

Kanji

支branch, support, sustain
柱pillar, post, cylinder

Related words· 6

支ささえ
支え is a general word for support (physical or emotional), while 支柱 specifically suggests a rigid pole or pillar that holds something up structurally or serves as a central pillar of an organization.
柱はしらN1
柱 is a general architectural pillar or column, while 支柱 is specifically a prop or brace added for support, often temporary or supplementary.
大だい黒こく柱ばしら
大黒柱 is used specifically for the person who is the main breadwinner or pillar of a family, whereas 支柱 can refer to any supporting pole or figure, physical or metaphorical.
杭くい
支柱 is a general support post or prop (e.g. for plants or scaffolding), while 杭 specifically refers to a pointed stake or pile driven into the ground.

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突つっ張ぱり
支柱 is a general term for a pillar or supporting post, while 突っ張り refers specifically to a temporary prop or brace wedged in to hold something rigid.
バックボーン
支柱 literally means a supporting pillar and is used for the central support of a plan or group, much like バックボーン in its metaphorical sense.

Counted with

本ほんN5
支柱 (shichū, "prop/post/pillar") is long and thin, so it's counted with 本 (hon).

Word family

支し柱ちゅう語ご
prop word

Etymology

Compound of 支 (support) and 柱 (pillar). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji directly reflect the meaning of a supporting pillar or prop.