“Mortar” in Japanese
Short answer
Mortar in Japanese is “漆喰” (shikkui). Full meaning: mortar, plaster, stucco.
Other ways to say “Mortar” in Japanese
当たり鉢
ataribachi (earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
唐臼
touusu mortar
搗き臼
tsukiusu mortar (for pounding rice)
乳鉢
nyuubachi mortar
臼砲
kyuuhou mortar
すり鉢
suribachi (earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
モルタル
morutaru mortar
臼
usu millstone, mortar
膠泥
koudei mortar
擂盆
raibon mortar (for grinding); mortar-shaped container
迫撃砲
hakugekihou mortar
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