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    鍬初め

    鍬くわ初はじめ​

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

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    くわはじめ

    Noun

    1.
    New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    鍬
    くわ・すき…(2)
    hoe with long blade at acute angle
    Kanji
    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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