Word Meaning 鍬入れ

くわいれ kuwaire

鍬入れ is read as くわいれ (kuwaire) and means New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction.

Meaning

English

  1. New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
  2. breaking ground
  3. ground-breaking (ceremony)

Reading

Kana

くわいれ

Romaji

kuwaire

Writing Variants

  • くわ入れ くわいれ kuwaire

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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くわ

hoe

押入れ

おしいれ

closet (built into the wall of a room)

手入れ

ていれ

(police) raid

仕入れ

しいれ

stocking

繰り入れ

くりいれ

inward transfer (of money)

受け入れ

うけいれ

receiving

申し入れ

もうしいれ

proposal

底入れ

そこいれ

bottoming out (of prices)

借り入れ

かりいれ

borrowing (money)

差し入れ

さしいれ

supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task