大黒柱

だいこくばしら

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

common word

Meaning

n
central pillar (of a building)
n
mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider; main man

Example sentences

そして私は、１６年来の親友の強固な助けなしには今夜ここには立ってないだろう、家族の大黒柱で、愛する者で、次期ファーストレディーのミッシェル・オバマだ。

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama.
トムは一家の大黒柱です。

Tom is his family's main breadwinner.
トムはこの家の大黒柱です。

Tom is the breadwinner in this family.