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    3. 電柱

    電柱

    電でん柱ちゅう

    utility pole

    N2KMT8News #20+1CoreNounTechnologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    でんちゅう

    Noun

    1.
    utility pole, power pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    電でん柱ちゅうに広こう告こくが貼はってあります。

    An advertisement is posted on the utility pole.

    KMT4Daily LifeTechnology
    子こ供どもたちが電でん柱ちゅうの陰かげでかくれんぼをして遊あそんでいた。

    The children were playing hide-and-seek behind the utility pole.

    KMT7Daily LifeGames
    台たい風ふうで電でん柱ちゅうが倒たおれ、停てい電でんが発はっ生せいしました。

    A utility pole fell due to the typhoon, causing a power outage.

    KMT8TechnologyWeather & GeographyDaily Life
    この電でん柱ちゅうは、通つう信しんケーブルと電でん力りょく線せんを両りょう方ほう支ささえています。

    This utility pole supports both communication cables and power lines.

    KMT8Technology
    都と市し景けい観かんを損そこなうとして、電でん柱ちゅうの地ち中ちゅう化かが進すすめられています。

    The undergrounding of utility poles is being promoted as they detract from the urban landscape.

    KMT9TechnologyPolitics & LawArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    電
    electricity
    柱
    はしら…(1)
    pillar・post・cylinder・support
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