電柱

でんちゅう

telephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole

What does 電柱 mean?

電柱 is a Japanese noun meaning telephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole in English. It is written as 電柱 in kanji, でんちゅう in hiragana, and denchuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は車を電柱にぶつけた。

He ran the car into a lamppost.