How to say “hoe” in Japanese | 鍬 (くわ、kuwa)

The Japanese vocabulary「鍬 (くわ、kuwa)」means “hoe.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

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Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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I’ll plow the fields with a hoe.

Plain Form:

くわで畑はたけを耕たがやす。
Kuwa de hatake o tagayasu.

Polite Form:

くわで畑を耕します。
Kuwa de hatake o tagayashimasu.

I plowed the field with a hoe.

Plain Form:

くわで畑はたけを耕たがやした。
Kuwa de hatake o tagayashita.

Polite Form:

くわで畑を耕しました。
Kuwa de hatake o tagayashimashita.

I’ll loosen the soil in the field with a hoe.

Plain Form:

くわで畑はたけの土つちをほぐす。
Kuwa de hatake no tsuchi o hogusu.

Polite Form:

くわで畑の土をほぐします。
Kuwa de hatake no tsuchi o hogushimasu.

Today’s work will be finished after I put away the hoe.

Plain Form:

くわを片付かたづけたら今日きょうの仕事しごとは終了しゅうりょうだ。
Kuwa o katazuketara kyō no shigoto wa shūryō da.

Polite Form:

くわを片付けたら今日の仕事は終了です。
Kuwa o katazuketara kyō no shigoto wa shūryō desu.