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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2048 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: mortar

Kunyomi: うす, うすづ.く

Onyomi: キュウ, グ

臼

Radical

Radical: 臼

Meaning: mortar

Reading: うす

Frequency: 71

臼

Examples

Onyomi Examples

臼蓋 (キュウガイ) acetabular roof

臼蓋形成不全 (キュウガイケイセイフゼン) acetabular dysplasia

烏臼 (ウキュウ) Chinese tallow (as an ingredient in Chinese medicine)

亜脱臼 (アダッキュウ) subluxation

Kunyomi Examples

臼 (うす) millstone, mortar

臼茸 (うすたけ) shaggy chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus), scaly chanterelle, woolly chanterelle

提宇子 (ダイウス) God

搗き臼 (つきうす) mortar (for pounding rice)

臼搗く (うすづく) to pound (rice, etc.)

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