hoe with long blade at acute angle
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くわ
- すき
About this kanji
The kanji "鍬" primarily means a hoe, which is a garden tool with a long blade set at an acute angle, used for digging and cultivation. In Japanese, it is often pronounced as "くわ" (kawa) when reading it with the kun’yomi, and it can be used as a noun. Though there are no commonly recorded compounds combining this kanji, it plays an important role in agricultural contexts. For example, a farmer might refer to their hoe while discussing planting or tilling soil. As a note, while you might not encounter this kanji often, understanding it can help you appreciate discussions around farming and gardening in Japanese culture.
Example sentences
畑で鍬を使う。
I use a hoe in the field.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hoe with long blade at acute angle
- 한국어
- 괭이
- 中文
- 锄头
- id
- cangkul
- th
- จอบ
- es
- azadón
- fr
- houe
- de
- Hacke
- pt
- enxada
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