Kanji

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

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mortar

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キュウガイ acetabular roof

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

亜脱 アダッキュウ subluxation

頸椎脱 ケイツイダッキュウ cervical dislocation

Kunyomi Examples

うす millstone, mortar

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

提宇子 ダイウス God

搗き つきうす mortar (for pounding rice)

搗く うすづく to pound (rice, etc.)