Kanji Detail for 臼 - "mortar, millstone"

臼

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

臼 means "mortar, millstone." Also associated with pound.
1. Mortar - A bowl for grinding substances.
2. Millstone - A stone for grinding grain.
3. Pound - To crush by beating.
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- Verified meaning: mortar, millstone
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read うす, えりか, しおうら)
- Also carries these associations: pound
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 臼

Given names 臼(えりか)

Surnames 臼(うす) 臼(しおうら)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

mortar

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

mortar; bone joint socket; Kangzi radical 134

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

mortar

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

mortar; bone joint socket

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

A device for hulling rice. Anciently made by digging in the ground. Now made of wood or stone.
Onyomi

gu(グ)

kyuu(キュウ)
Kunyomi

u.su(うす)

usudu.ku(うすでゅ-く)
Strokes

6 strokes
Radical

臼 (usu)
Related Keywords

mortar millstone pound grinding bowl crush flour grain kitchen pestle powder pulverize rice stone