| 3849 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 338 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1896 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4341 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30173 | Morohashi |
| 3528 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4907 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1531 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
臼
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2048 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臼蓋 【キュウガイ】 acetabular roof
- 臼蓋形成不全 【キュウガイケイセイフゼン】 acetabular dysplasia
- 烏臼 【ウキュウ】 Chinese tallow (as an ingredient in Chinese medicine)
- 亜脱臼 【アダッキュウ】 subluxation
Kun reading compounds
- 臼 【うす】 millstone, mortar
- 臼茸 【うすたけ】 shaggy chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus), scaly chanterelle, woolly chanterelle
- 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
- 搗き臼 【つきうす】 mortar (for pounding rice)
- 臼搗く 【うすづく】 to pound (rice, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mortero
Portuguese
French
- mortier
| 0a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7777.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81fc | Unicode hex code |
cannon, gun
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
- 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
- 主砲 【シュホウ】 main battery, main armament
- 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づつ
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- cañón
- pistola
Portuguese
- canhão
- arma
French
- canon
- fusil
| 1800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1065 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24120P | Morohashi |
| 1151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 1761.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7832 | Unicode hex code |