mortar (for grinding); suribachi
A traditional Japanese earthenware bowl with a ridged interior, used with a pestle (すりこぎ) for grinding sesame seeds, miso, and other ingredients.
Grind sesame seeds in a suribachi.
このすり鉢は祖母からもらったものです。
This suribachi was given to me by my grandmother.
mortar-shaped; cone-shaped; conical
Standard common spelling; the first part is usually written in kana.
Rare kanji form using 擂; not commonly encountered.
Search-only abbreviated kanji form; not used in normal writing.
Rare kanji form using 摺; not commonly encountered.
Compound of すり (連用形 of する 'to grind') + 鉢 'bowl'. The kanji 擂 and 摺 both carry the meaning 'grind', but the kana spelling is standard.