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 an alternative spelling of the above terms.
For a list of all kanji read as くわ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くわ.)

Etymology 2

Chinese-derived 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, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as くわ, not just those used in Japanese terms, 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.)

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