臼 — kanji meaning “mortar”
臼
mortar
- Meanings
- mortar
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)、グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi
- うす、うすづ.く
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2048 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 134
- Chinese reading
- jiù — Chinese character page
Words with 臼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱臼 | だっきゅう dakkyuu | dislocation |
| 臼歯 | きゅうし kyuushi | molar (tooth); grinder; premolar |
| 石臼 | いしうす ishiusu | stone mortar; millstone; quern |
| 茶臼 | ちゃうす chausu | tea grinding mortar (hand mill) |
| 臼砲 | きゅうほう kyuuhou | mortar |
| 唐臼 | からうす karausu | mortar |
| 厚臼 | あつうす atsuusu | stone hand mill |
| 上臼 | うわうす uwausu | upper millstone |
| 平臼 | ひらうす hirausu | horizontal stone hand mill |
| つき臼 | つきうす tsukiusu | mortar (for pounding rice) |
| 大臼歯 | だいきゅうし daikyuushi | molar |
| 挽き臼 | ひきうす hikiusu | quern; hand mill |
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