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鍬初め

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鍬初め.

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Entry

鍬初めくわはじめNounFreq #304083
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hoe with long blade at acute angle

17 strokesGrade 9

On

ショウシュウ

Kun

くわすき

first time, beginning

7 strokesFrequency 152JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショ

Kun

はじ.めはじ.めてはつはつ-うい--そ.める-ぞ.め

Nanori

はっ

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