Pre-Level 1
鋤

Meaning

Kanji 鋤

plow

plow, spade up

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
くわす.くすき
Onyomi 音読み
ショジョソ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
助 • 莇 • 勗 • 耡 • 筯

Related vocabulary

15 common entries

Showing 15 of 15 entries that include this kanji.

鋤

すき

spade

鋤き起こす

すきおこす

to turn over soil

鋤き返す

すきかえす

to plow (up)

鋤く

すく

to plough

鋤鍬

すきくわ

farming implement

鋤骨

じょこつ

vomer (a bone of the skull)

鋤足蛙

すきあしがえる

spadefoot toad (Pelobatidae spp.)

鋤鼻器

じょびき

vomeronasal organ

鋤簾

じょれん

(long-handled) bamboo winnow used to sift earth or sand

魚すき

うおすき

seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style

雪鋤

ゆきすき

removing snow (e.g. from a roof)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

春になると父は鋤で畑を耕す。

When spring comes, my father plows the field with a plow.

古い鋤が納屋の壁に立てかけてあった。

An old plow was leaning against the barn wall.

農夫は朝早くから鋤を引いていた。

The farmer had been pulling the plow since early morning.

雨の後は土が柔らかく、鋤を入れやすい。

After rain, the soil is soft and easy to plow.

祖父は鋤の手入れを欠かさない。

My grandfather never neglects the maintenance of his plow.