くわ
鍬
はじ
初
　
め

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
はじ
初
　
め
 鍬初め くわはじめ

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)
first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)