だい
大
こく
黒
ばしら
柱

noun

  1. central pillar (of a building).
  2. mainstay (e.g. of an economy), backbone (e.g. of a family), provider, main man.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だい
大
こく
黒
ばしら
柱
 大黒柱 だいこくばしら ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
black
くろ　コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
pillar, post, cylinder
はしら　チュウ (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)