Word Meaning 鍬初め

くわはじめ kuwahajime

鍬初め is read as くわはじめ (kuwahajime) 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

Reading

Kana

くわはじめ

Romaji

kuwahajime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 143866 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

くわ

hoe

月初め

つきはじめ

beginning of the month

書き初め

かきぞめ

first calligraphy of the year

出初め

でぞめ

debut

年度初め

ねんどはじめ

beginning of the (fiscal) year

為初め

しそめ

outset

弾き初め

ひきぞめ

initial playing of an instrument in the New Year

食初め

くいぞめ

okuizome

着初め

きぞめ

first wearing (of new clothes)

買い初め

かいぞめ

first shopping of the year

歩き初め

ありきぞめ

opening to pedestrians (e.g. a new bridge)