noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
cone-shaped; conical
Describes something shaped like a suribachi (Japanese grinding mortar), i.e., a wide, shallow cone. Often used in technical or descriptive contexts.
This volcano has a cone-shaped crater.
Put the ingredients into a conical container and mix.
Standard kanji spelling using 擂鉢 (suribachi, a Japanese mortar) and 形 (shape).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in less formal contexts.
Variant with okurigana; rarely used.
Compound of 擂鉢 (suribachi, 'Japanese grinding mortar') and 形 (kata/gata, 'shape'). The word describes the distinctive wide, shallow conical shape of a suribachi.