The kanji 臼: meaning, readings and stroke order

臼

Meaning: mortar
On reading: キュウ kyuu
Kun reading: うす usu
Strokes: 6
Radical: 臼 mortar
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cái cối (cữu)
Japanese: うす。もちをつくどうぐ。
Korean: 절구 (구)
Chinese: 臼、石臼

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading · less common

脱だっ臼きゅう
dislocation (of a joint)
肩を 脱だっ臼きゅうしました。
I dislocated my shoulder.

うす usu · kun reading · less common

臼うす
mortar (for pounding)
臼うすで餅をつきます。
We pound mochi in a mortar.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.