ハシラ
Meanings
Noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
Counter
Suffix
3. counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Pitch accent
シラ
シラ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
person upon whom one relies
Examples (5 in total)
There was a knife stuck in the pillar.
He bumped his head against a post.
These pillars support the stage.
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.