JLPT N2 · Noun

電柱 (denchuu)

電柱 (でんちゅう, denchuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “utility pole; power pole”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: でんちゅう
Romaji: denchuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole · noun

Example sentences

彼は車を電柱にぶつけた。

He ran the car into a lamppost.

Tatoeba #104630

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 電柱

電

electricityデン · 13 strokes

柱

pillar, post, cylinderチュウ・はしら · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 電柱.

電気でんきelectricity電車でんしゃtrain電話でんわtelephone call電灯でんとうelectric light電報でんぽうtelegram停電ていでんpower outage電子でんしelectron電球でんきゅうlight bulb電池でんちbattery電波でんぱradio wave電流でんりゅうelectric current電力でんりょくelectric power発電はつでんgeneration of electricity乾電池かんでんちdry cell battery

Source: JMdict entry 1443630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.