noun

  1. hoe-shaped helmet crest.
  2. stag beetle. Abbreviation, usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
鍬形 くわがた
 
 
 
 
クワガタ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hoe with long blade at acute angle
くわ ショウ シュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
autumn
あき シュウ とき (2nd, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
shape, form, style
かたち ケイ ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)