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鍬 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」

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準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
ショウ・シュウしょう・しゅう · shō · shū
Kun
くわ・すきkuwa · suki
Meaning
hoe

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 秋 as phonetic: the tool that breaks the soil open — a hoe.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鍬くわ

    hoe

  • 鍬入れくわいれ

    groundbreaking ceremony

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新(しん)社屋(しゃおく)の鍬入(くわい)れ式(しき)が行(おこな)われた。

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new office was held.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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