noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
pulverization; grinding into powder
Obsolete term for reducing something to powder or fine particles. In modern Japanese, 粉砕 (ふんさい) is the standard word.
古文書に「薬草を粉韲す」とある。
An old document says 'to pulverize medicinal herbs.'
Obsolete kanji spelling; 韲 is a rare variant of 齏. The form 粉齏 is also recorded.
Alternate obsolete spelling using the character 齏.
Modern standard word for pulverization or crushing into powder. 粉韲 is its obsolete predecessor.
From Chinese 粉韲/粉齏 (fěnjī), meaning to grind into powder. The exact historical derivation in Japanese is uncertain; the term fell out of use and was replaced by 粉砕.