Memory phrase for the character: 臼

臼

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Meaning

mortar

Pronunciation

KYŪ
usu

Explanation

An image that expresses "to press", with hands from left 'E' and right 'ヨ' - (cf. 緑, 興 etc.)

Mnemonic

It works like a double press: the mortar.

Radicals

臼	mortar	Like two hands E, 彐 that are pushing from both sides.
	to press, push	This character appears like the left half of mortar 臼, which shows hands E,ヨ pressing from both sides.
	hand	Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.

Vocabulary

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