mortar
On'yomi (音読み)
- キュウ
- グ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- うす
- うすづ.く
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
- 臼
- 한국어
- 절구
- 中文
- 臼
- id
- alus, penggiling
- th
- ครก
- es
- mortar
- fr
- mortier
- de
- Mörser
- pt
- mortaio
Common compounds
- 臼歯molar (tooth), grinder, premolar
- 臼砲mortar
- 厚臼stone hand mill
- 上臼upper millstone
- 石臼stone mortar, millstone, quern
- 脱臼dislocation
- 平臼horizontal stone hand mill
- 唐臼mortar
Words using this kanji
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