磑
mortar, hand mill
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Readings
On'yomi
- ガイ
Kun'yomi
- う.す
Meaning
磑 centers on a grinding tool: a mortar or hand mill used to crush or pulverize substances.
Most common words using 磑
- 碾磑てんがい
water-powered millstone
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Etymology
磑 combines 石 (stone) with 豈, which likely contributes the sound. The stone radical indicates a stone tool, fitting the mortar or mill meaning.
Meaning mnemonic
A stone (石) tool with a complex grinding mechanism (豈) is a mortar or hand mill.
Reading mnemonic
For ガイ, imagine a guy using a hand mill to grind grain: guy -> ガイ, and the stone mill crushes it.