- 臼
- うす
mill-stone* * *うす【臼】mortar/mɔ́ːrtər/ 〖C〗すり鉢, 乳鉢, うすquern/kwə́ːrn/ 〖C〗ひきうす(挽臼), 手びきうす.* * *うす【臼】1 〔つきうす〕 a mortar; 〔ひきうす〕 a hand mill.●うすでつく pound 《rice》 in a mortar
・うすでソバの粉をひく grind 《buckwheat groats》 with a hand mill.
●自宅の庭で杵(きね)とうすを使ってもちをついている風景は, 最近ではあまり見られなくなった. It has become rare nowadays to see people using pestle and mortar to pound steamed rice into cakes in their garden.
2 【薬】 〔錠剤機の〕 a die.踏み臼 ⇒ふみうす.臼石 a millstone; a buhrstone. [⇒いしうす]
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.