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碾
碾
15 strokes

Meanings

mortar
grind

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.く
う.す

Common Words

臼
うす
碓
碾
舂
Noun
Freq #27892
1

millstone; mortar

挽く
ひく
碾く
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #30250
1

挽く only

to saw

2

to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

Examples
マメちゃんがコーヒー豆を挽く為にコーヒーミルを使います。
Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.
粗挽き
粗びき
荒挽き
あら挽き
荒びき
あらびき
粗碾き
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
～の Adj.
Freq #93103
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally

coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)

挽き臼
碾き臼
挽臼
碾臼
ひき臼
ひきうす
Noun
Freq #131498
1

quern; hand mill

碾き割り
碾き割
ひきわり
碾割り
Noun
Freq #135845
1

grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley)

2

Abbreviation

ground barley; cracked barley

ひきわり納豆
碾き割り納豆
ひきわりなっとう
Noun
Freq #164000
1

natto made from ground soybeans

挽き茶
挽茶
碾茶
碾き茶
ひきちゃ
てんちゃ (碾茶)
Noun
Freq #175994
1

powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)

碾磑
水碓
てんがい (碾磑)
みずうす
Noun
Archaic
Freq #193111
1

water-powered millstone

碾き割り麦
碾き割麦
ひきわりむぎ
碾割り麦
Noun
Freq #207638
1

ground barley; cracked barley

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