心柱

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
はしら > ばしら
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
真柱
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Etymology

(しん) (shin, heart; centre) + (はしら) (hashira, pillar). The hashira changes to bashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(ばしら) (shinbashira

  1. the central pillar at the core of a Japanese pagoda