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大黒柱

23 strokes in total

📖 English Meaning

linchpin, mainstay

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Hiragana:

だいこくばしら

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Romaji:

daikokubashira

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Character Meanings

大 big, great, vast, large, high

黒 black; dark; evil

柱 pillar, post; support; lean on

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