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鍬
鍬
17 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

hoe with long blade at acute angle

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くわ
すき

Common Words

鍬
くわ
Noun
Freq #18600
1

hoe

くわがたむし
鍬形虫
クワガタムシ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #107850
1

stag beetle

鍬形
くわがた
クワガタ
Noun
Freq #117159
1

hoe-shaped helmet crest

2

Abbreviation; Word usually written using kana alone

stag beetle

鋤鍬
すきくわ
すきとくわ
Noun
Freq #119683
1

farming implement

馬鍬
まぐわ
まんが
うまぐわ
Noun
Freq #143206
1

harrow; rake

小鍬形
小鍬形虫
こくわがた
コクワガタ
Noun
Freq #169916
1

Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)

のこぎりくわがた
鋸鍬形
鋸鍬形虫
ノコギリクワガタ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #190826
1

sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetle

みやまくわがた
深山鍬形
ミヤマクワガタ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #194785
1

Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)

おおくわがた
大鍬形
オオクワガタ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #211442
1

giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

鍬入れ
くわ入れ
くわいれ
Noun
Freq #214838
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony)

2

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

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