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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Readings

Kana: ショウ、うすつ.く、うすづ.く、つ.く
Romaji: shō, usutsu.ku, usuzu.ku, tsu.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pound (mortar), sink, set (sun)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  134
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-5-6
Korean Reading:  yong
Chinese Reading:  chong1
Unicode:  8202
JIS:  674E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3852
New Nelson Index: 4910
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a11.6
Four Corner Index: 5077.7
Japanese Names Index: 1460
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30195
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0438

Words

臼 (うす)
millstone; mortar
臼搗く (うすづく、うすつく)
to pound (rice, etc.)
搗く (つく)
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
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