Vocabulary
くわはじめ鍬初め くわはじめ鍬初め くわはじめ鍬初め

Meaning

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

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

鍬初め
New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
くわはじめ
鍬
hoe with long blade at acute angle
くわ, すき, ショウ
金
gold
かね, かな-, キン
秋
autumn
あき, とき, シュウ
禾
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
いね, カ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
火
fire
ひ, -び, カ
初
first time, beginning
はじ.め, はじ.めて, ショ
衤
( 衣 ) clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
刀
sword, saber, knife
かたな, そり, トウ
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