Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 鍬

    鍬

    鍬くわ

    hoe with long blade at acute angle

    NTNature & EnvironmentKanji17 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    くわすき

    On'yomi

    ショウシュウ

    hoe with long blade at acute angle

    金秋

    金
    丿
    禾
    木
    火

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    鍾鎚鍛穗穉銹鍼鍖鍼錬銹鑠鉢鍛鍖鎚鍾鍵鍜

    Alternative forms of this concept

    釒

    Concepts using this kanji

    大鍬形

    giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

    小鍬形

    Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)

    深山鍬形

    Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)

    鍬入れ

    breaking ground

    木鍬

    wooden hoe

    鍬初め

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

    鍬形

    hoe-shaped helmet crest

    鍬形草

    Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)

    鍬形虫

    stag beetle

    馬鍬

    harrow

    鋸鍬形

    sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus)

    鍬

    hoe

    鋤鍬

    farming implement

    Showing 13 of 13 words

    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 木
    • 火
    • 禾
    • 金

    is_used_in

    • 鍬
    • 馬鍬
    • 鍬形虫
    • 鍬入れ
    • 鋤鍬
    • 鍬形
    • 鋸鍬形
    • 深山鍬形
    • 大鍬形
    • 木鍬
    • 小鍬形
    • 鍬初め
    • 鍬形草

    Similar concepts

    • 鍾
    • 鎚
    • 鍛
    • 穗
    • 穉
    • 銹
    • 鍼
    • 鍖
    • 錬
    • 鑠
    • 鉢
    • 鍵
    • 鍜

    Variants

    • 釒

    Explore more

    Kanji dictionary›Browse all entries›