鍬 — cho

Parts that make up 鍬

How 鍬 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 鍬 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 金, 秋.

Japanese words with 鍬

• 鍬くわ hoe
• 馬鍬まぐわ harrow; rake
• 鋤鍬すきくわ farming implement
• 鍬形くわがた hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
• 木鍬こくわ wooden hoe
• 鍬形虫くわがたむし stag beetle
• 鍬入れくわいれ breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony); New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
• 鋸鍬形のこぎりくわがた sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetle
• 大鍬形おおくわがた giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
• 小鍬形こくわがた Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
• 鍬初めくわはじめ New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
• 鍬形草くわがたそう Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)

Characters sharing the phonetic 秋

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “초”

Other hanja with radical 金