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    3. 杵

    杵

    杵きね

    mallet

    KMT10News #38+1NounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    きね

    Noun

    1.
    mallet, pestle, pounder

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    餅もちつきには杵きねを使つかいます。

    We use a pestle for pounding mochi.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    臼うすと杵きねで餅もちをつくのは日に本ほんの伝でん統とうです。

    Pounding mochi with a mortar and pestle is a Japanese tradition.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    昔むかしながらの餅もちつきでは、数すう人にんが交こう代たいで杵きねを振ふり下おろします。

    In traditional mochi pounding, several people take turns swinging down the pestle.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    収しゅう穫かくしたばかりのもち米ごめを杵きねでついて餅もちにした。

    We pounded the freshly harvested glutinous rice with a pestle to make mochi.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    お正しょう月がつには、家か族ぞくみんなで杵きねを使つかって餅もちつきを楽たのしみます。

    During New Year's, the whole family enjoys pounding mochi with a pestle.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFood & DiningFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    杵
    きね…(3)
    wooden pestle
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