桑
桑

mulberry

10 strokesFrequency 1,650JLPT N1Grade 8

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ソウ

Kun

くわ

Nanori

こ

Dictionary

Common Words

桑海そうかいNounFreq #7398
1

this world's sudden changes

桑くわクワNounFreq #29575
1

mulberry (tree)

桑原くわばらNounFreq #47411
1

mulberry field

桑田そうでんNounFreq #52845
1

mulberry plantation

扶桑ふそう榑桑搏桑NounFreq #60050
1

Chinese mythology

divine tree or island east of China; Fusang

2

Formal or literary term

Japan

3

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

くわばらくわばら桑原桑原クワバラクワバラExpressionUsually kanaFreq #63828
1

Spoken to ward off misfortune

knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

Examples
カミナリが光ったその後【くわばらくわばら】と唱えたもしくは、唱える人を見たことがあるだろう。
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
桑畑桑畠くわばたけくわばたNounFreq #64418
1

mulberry field; mulberry plantation

桑港そうこう《サンフランシスコ》NounFreq #121477
1

Obsolete term

San Francisco

まくわうり真桑瓜マクワウリNounUsually kanaFreq #139367
1

Oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)

桑園そうえんNounFreq #149623
1

mulberry plantation

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