Kanji Detail for 杵 - "pestle, mallet, shield"

杵

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
杵 means "pestle, mallet, shield."
1. Pestle - A tool for pounding grain in a mortar.
2. Mallet - A tool for striking or pounding.
3. Shield - A large defensive implement.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

wooden pestle

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

pestle; baton used beat clothes

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

pestle; to poke

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

pestle; to grind

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A pounding pestle. Such as 杵臼 (pestle and mortar). | A wooden mallet for pounding clothes. Such as 砧杵 (fulling block and mallet).
Onyomi

sho(ショ)

so(ソ)
Kunyomi

kine(きね)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
pestle mallet shield tool mortar pound grind crush rice grain heavy striking handle implement