quern; hand mill
A traditional hand-operated mill for grinding grain, often consisting of two circular stones.
In the old days, they ground wheat into flour with a hand mill.
This quern is something my grandmother used.
粉挽き refers to the act of grinding flour or a flour miller, whereas 挽き臼 is the tool itself.
Standard kanji spelling for a hand mill or quern.
Abbreviated alternate kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Alternate kanji spelling using 碾 (grind).
Abbreviated kanji spelling.
Compound of 挽き (hiki, 'grinding', from 挽く) and 臼 (usu, 'mortar, mill').