Chinese

Noun

柱頭

1. (architecture) capital
2. (botany) stigma

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 柱頭 ‎(drju^X duw, literally “pillar + head”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ちゅうとう [chùútóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯᵝːto̞ː]

Noun

柱頭 ‎(hiragana ちゅうとう, romaji chūtō)

1. (architecture) capital
2. (botany) stigma

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

柱頭 • ‎(judu) ‎(hangeul 주두)

1. Hanja form^? of 주두, “(architecture) capital; (botany) stigma”.