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    3. 搗く

    搗く

    搗つく​

    to hull (rice, barley, etc.)

    NTVerb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab14 strokes

    舂く

    つく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to hull (rice, barley, etc.), to pound (rice), to polish (rice), to stamp (ore)
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    搗
    つ.く・か.つ…(1)
    pound・husk
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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