鍬入れ

くわいれ

Also written くわ入れ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony)
2. Noun New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

Kanji

• 鍬 hoe with long blade at acute angle. Read as くわ.
• 入 enter. Read as いれ.

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