Japanese Word Entry

電信柱
Kana:でんしんばしら
Romaji:denshinbashira
Definition: telephone pole
Alternative form:
  • 電しんばしら 【 でんしんばしら (denshinbashira) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

electricity, electric, lightning
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ (diàn)
Cantonese: din6
Japanese: デン (den)、 テン (ten) / いなずま (inazuma)
Korean: 전 (jeon)
Vietnamese: điện
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

faith, truth, fidelity, trust, believe, letter
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ (xìn), ㄕㄣ (shēn)
Cantonese: seon3
Japanese: シン (shin) / まこと (makoto)、 たより (tayori)、 まかせる (makaseru)
Korean: 신 (sin)
Vietnamese: tín

pillar, post, cylinder, support, lean on
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄨˋ (zhù), ㄓㄨˇ (zhǔ)
Cantonese: cyu5
Japanese: チュウ (chuu) / はしら (hashira)、 ことじ (kotoji)、 ささえる (sasaeru)
Korean: 주 (ju)
Vietnamese: trụ, trú