くわ

See also: くゎ, ぐわ, and ぐゎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Native-derived terms.

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【桑】S [noun] mulberry Alternative spelling クワ

【鍬】J [noun] a hoe (agricultural tool) [proper noun] a surname

(This term, くわ (kuwa), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as くわ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くわ.)

Etymology 2

Sino-Japanese terms.

For pronunciation and definitions of くわ – see the following entries.

【火か】1 [noun] a fire [noun] one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see Wu Xing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [noun] (historical) under the old 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of ancient Japan, a military grouping, consisting of 10 soldiers: a squad [noun] Short for 火曜日 (kayōbi): Tuesday [affix] fire [affix] light [affix] burning [affix] passion [affix] imminently [affix] explosive [proper noun] Antares, in the constellation Scorpio

【花か】1 [affix] flower [affix] red-light district

【科か】2 [suffix] department, section [suffix] (taxonomy) family

【化か】3 [affix] to change; to take the form of [affix] to influence [suffix] -ization, -ification; action of making something that way

【果か】4 [counter] pieces of fruit [noun] fruit [noun] (Buddhism) phala, attained state, result [noun] (Buddhism) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice)

【貨か】4 [affix] currency [affix] goods [affix] treasure

【過か】5 [noun] fault; error; mistake [noun] the past [noun] excess [prefix] (chemistry) super-, over-; per

【華か】S [noun] flashiness, showiness [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a male or female given name

【渦か】S [affix] eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex

(This term, くわ (kwa), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as くわ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くわ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 句話, 課, 菓, 禍, 靴, 寡, 瓜, 禾, 戈, 卦, 訛, 窩, 顆.)