ちゅう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. bridge (of a koto, etc.)
2. cylinder; prism
when read as "ちゅう"
Pitch accent
ちゅ
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar
hexagonal prism
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
column of water; water column
stone pillar
gatepost; pier
pillared corridor
pillars supporting heaven
adductor muscle (of a bivalve)
pillar; cornerstone
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
shape of a pillar or column
quadrangular prism
triangular prism
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
cross (used in a crucifixion)
marker; signpost; guide pole; levelling pole (surveying)
octagonal prism
column of mercury
sound post (e.g. of a violin)
posthole (archaeology)
pentagonal prism
cylinder; prism
sun pillar; solar pillar
endostyle; interior column; inner pillar
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
oblique prism
cylindrical surface