くわ
鍬
い
入
　
れ

noun, takes する

  1. breaking ground, ground-breaking (ceremony).

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くわ
鍬
い
入
　
れ
 鍬入れ くわいれ
　
く
　
わ
い
入
　
れ
 くわ入れ くわいれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hoe with long blade at acute angle
くわ　ショウ　シュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
autumn
あき　シュウ　とき (2nd, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
enter, insert
い.る　はい.る　ニュウ (1st, N5)