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JLPT N16画 · 6 strokesradical 臼freq #2048

mortar

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うす
  • うすづ.く

Mnemonic

Imagine a giant mortar made of stone, where a colossal pestle hammers grains into powder, leaving a faint outline of its shape on the ground.

About this kanji

The kanji 臼 represents a mortar, which is a tool used to grind substances down. Typically, this kanji serves as a noun, referring to various types of mortars or grinding tools. Some common compounds include 臼歯 (きゅうし), meaning molar tooth; 臼砲 (きゅうほう), meaning mortar like the artillery type; and 厚臼 (あつうす), which refers to a stone hand mill used for grinding grains. When using this kanji, it's important to remember its association with grinding and crushing, as it helps convey the idea of reducing something to finer parts.

Example sentences

  • 臼で米をひく。

    Grind rice with a mortar.

Meanings across languages

English
mortar
Tiếng Việt
cối
日本語
한국어
절구
中文
id
alus, penggiling
th
ครก
es
mortar
fr
mortier
de
Mörser
pt
mortaio

Common compounds

  • 臼歯きゅうしmolar (tooth), grinder, premolar
  • 臼砲きゅうほうmortar
  • 厚臼あつうすstone hand mill
  • 上臼うわうすupper millstone
  • 石臼いしうすstone mortar, millstone, quern
  • 脱臼だっきゅうdislocation
  • 平臼ひらうすhorizontal stone hand mill
  • 唐臼からうすmortar

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