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乳棒 (にゅうぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乳にゅう棒ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

A tool used with a mortar (乳鉢) for grinding or mixing substances, commonly in pharmacy, chemistry, or cooking.

薬やく剤ざい師しは乳にゅう棒ぼうと乳にゅう鉢ばちで薬くすりをすりつぶした。
The pharmacist ground the medicine with a pestle and mortar.

Kanji

乳milk, breasts
棒rod, stick, cane

Similar words

乳にゅう鉢ばち
乳鉢 is the mortar, the bowl-shaped vessel; 乳棒 is the pestle, the grinding tool used inside it.
すりこぎ
すりこぎ is a wooden pestle used in Japanese cooking with a suribachi (すり鉢), while 乳棒 is typically ceramic or glass and used in pharmacy or chemistry.

Etymology

Compound of 乳 (nyū, 'milk', here referring to a milky or grinding consistency) and 棒 (bō, 'stick, rod'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for a pestle in pharmaceutical and chemical contexts.