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Meaning of 鋤(すき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 鋤, 犂

Kana Reading すき

Romaji suki

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

spade

Example sentence

彼はすきを捨てて剣を取った。 He exchanged a plough for a sword.
Parts of speech

Meaning

plough; plow

Example sentence

農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。 Farmers turn up the soil with plows.

Examples of 鋤, 犂, すき in a sentence

彼はすきを捨てて剣を取った。

He exchanged a plough for a sword.
農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。

Farmers turn up the soil with plows.
二つのゆりかごよりも、一つの鋤を動かしているほうがよい。

Better to have one plough going than two cradles.
鋤は鋤と呼べ。

Call a spade a spade.
鋤は鋤と呼べ。

Call a spade a spade.
牛にくびきをかけすきにつなぎなさい。

Yoke the oxen to the plow.

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Kanji in this word

犂

12 strokes

plow

On'Yomi: リ, レイ, リュウ

Kun'Yomi: すき

鋤

15 strokes

spade up, plow

On'Yomi: ジョ, ショ, ソ

Kun'Yomi: す.く, すき, くわ

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