Kanji

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: pound (mortar), sink, set (sun)

Kunyomi: うすつ.く うすづ.く つ.く

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mortar

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウマイ polished rice, white rice, husking rice with a mortar and pestle

Kunyomi Examples

臼搗く うすづく to pound (rice, etc.)

臼搗く うすづく to pound (rice, etc.)

搗く つく to hull (rice, barley, etc.), to pound (rice), to polish (rice), to stamp (ore)