字の旅2,200 years in two forms
Small seal · QinQin · 221 BCE說文‧臼部
Small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Tools & Weapons
臼
臼 mortar, quern
うす usu
6 strokesRadical of 2 kanjiPart of 2
Your ink in 臼0% painted · 0 of 2 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
A mortar. See the original version of 舂, in which a pestle is visible on top.
Source: Wiktionary, 臼 (rev. 93434475), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grind it down! Imagine a sturdy stone mortar sitting in a kitchen, ready to turn raw grain into flour. This radical represents "interest," "amusement," and the hard work of transformation. When you see it, think of the rhythmic motion of grinding and the "excitement" of creating something new through persistent effort and focus.”
一覧
Every kanji with 臼 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 2 kanji