What does kanji 鍬 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鍬 is hoe with long blade at acute angle.

How is kanji 鍬 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鍬 are くわ, すき; the onyomi readings are シュウ, ショウ.

What words use kanji 鍬?

Example words that use kanji 鍬 include 鍬, 鍬形, 鍬形草, 鍬形虫.

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鍬

Meaning

Kanji 鍬

hoe with long blade at acute angle

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くわすき
Onyomi 音読み: シュウショウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
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Strokes: 17
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 鍫 • 醔 • 鞦 • 甃 • 鰍 • 秋 • 偢

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

鍬

くわ

hoe

鍬形

くわがた

hoe-shaped helmet crest

鍬形草

くわがたそう

Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)

鍬形虫

くわがたむし

stag beetle

鍬初め

くわはじめ

New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

鋤鍬

すきくわ

farming implement

馬鍬

うまぐわ

harrow

木鍬

こくわ

wooden hoe

鋸鍬形

のこぎりくわがた

sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus)

小鍬形

こくわがた

Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)

深山鍬形

みやまくわがた

Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)

大鍬形

おおくわがた

giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鍬で畑を耕した。

I tilled the field with a hoe.

祖父は古い鍬を大切にしている。

My grandfather takes good care of his old hoe.

庭の土を鍬でならしてください。

Please level the soil in the garden with a hoe.

鍬の刃が石に当たった。

The blade of the hoe hit a stone.

雨の前に鍬で溝を作った。

Before the rain, I made a trench with a hoe.

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