鍬(くわ)

くわ
noun
hoe; mattock
tooldaily-life
1. hoe; mattock
a farming tool with a flat blade on a long handle, used for digging, weeding, and cultivating soil
鍬(くわ)で畑(はたけ)を耕(たがや)す。
To till the field with a hoe.
鍬(くわ)を振(ふ)り上(あ)げて土(つち)を掘(ほ)る。
To raise the hoe and dig into the soil.
祖父(そふ)は鍬(くわ)を使(つか)って野菜(やさい)を育(そだ)てている。
My grandfather uses a hoe to grow vegetables.

Common collocations

Types

  • 平鍬(ひらぐわ) (flat-bladed hoe)
  • 備中鍬(びっちゅうぐわ) (hoe with three or four prongs, for heavy soil)
  • 唐鍬(とうぐわ) (heavy digging hoe)

Cultural note

The Japanese 鍬(くわ) is swung and pulled toward the body to turn over soil, the basic tool of traditional field work. At a groundbreaking ceremony (鍬入(くわい)れ式(しき)) officials make the first ceremonial cut with one.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 鋤(すき) (plow)
Related: 農具(のうぐ) (farming tools)
Related: スコップ (shovel)
Related: 耕(たがや)す (to cultivate)
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Added 2026.1.25 20:40 · Revised 2026.9.24 12:23
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