漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)11 strokesRadical
On
ショウ
Kun
うすつ.く・うすづ.く・つ.く
Meaning
to pound in a mortar

Origin

ORIGIN

Two hands holding a pestle over a mortar 臼: to pound grain.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 舂くつく

    to pound

  • 舂米しょうまい

    hulled rice

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

臼で麦を舂いて粉にする。

They pound the wheat in the mortar into flour.

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