also: にゅうはち
Refers to a bowl-shaped vessel used with a pestle for grinding or mixing substances, especially in cooking, pharmacy, or chemistry.
Grind the medicinal herbs in a mortar.
乳鉢と乳棒を使って、スパイスを細かくする。
Use a mortar and pestle to grind the spices finely.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading にゅうばち is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than にゅうばち.
A Sino-Japanese term adopted from Chinese 乳鉢, the traditional name for a mortar used to grind medicines and other substances.