くわ

See also: くゎ, ぐわ, and ぐゎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Native-derived terms.

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

【桑】S	[noun] mulberry Alternative spelling クワ

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

(This term, くわ, 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

【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, 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, 科, 課, 菓, 禍, 靴, 寡, 瓜, 禾, 戈, 卦, 訛, 窩, 顆.)

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