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桑原 (くわばら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

桑くわ原ばら

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Meanings

1

mulberry field

Refers to a field where mulberry trees are grown, typically for sericulture.

昔むかし、この辺あたりは一いち面めんの桑くわ原ばらだった。

Long ago, this area was all mulberry fields.

Usage patterns

桑くわ原ばらで蚕かいこを育そだてるto raise silkworms in a mulberry field
祖そ父ふ母ぼの家いえの近ちかくには桑くわ原ばらがあり、昔むかしは蚕かいこを育そだてていた。
There was a mulberry field near my grandparents' house, and they used to raise silkworms there long ago.

Expressions

くわばらくわばらknock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid

Kanji

桑mulberry
原meadow, original, primitive

Related words

桑くわ畑ばたけ
桑畑 is the everyday word for a mulberry field, while 桑原 is a rarer, more literary term for the same thing.
桑そう園えん
桑園 is a more formal, agricultural term for a mulberry field or plantation, whereas 桑原 is a plainer, older word for the same place.

Built from

桑くわ+原はら

Written forms

桑くわ原ばらUsage30%
Standard kanji spelling for 'mulberry field'.
くわばらUsage52%
クワバラUsage18%

Etymology

Compound of 桑 (kuwa, 'mulberry') and 原 (hara, 'field, plain'). The reading くわばら is a standard rendaku form.