鋸
saw (cuts wood)
Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
- コ
Kun'yomi
- のこ
- のこぎり
Meaning
鋸 centers on a toothed cutting tool: a saw used for cutting wood.
Most common words using 鋸
20 of 33- 鋸のこ
saw
- 鋸のこぎりN2
saw
- 鋸歯きょし
teeth of a saw; saw teeth; serration
- 大鋸屑おがくず
sawdust
- 糸鋸いとのこ
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
- 上後鋸筋じょうこうきょきん
serratus posterior superior muscle
- 両刃鋸りょうばのこぎり
double-edged saw
- 前鋸筋ぜんきょきん
serratus anterior muscle
- 回し引き鋸まわしびきのこぎり
bracket saw; sabre saw; saber saw
- 大鋸おが
large saw; framed pit saw
- 帯鋸おびのこ
band saw; bandsaw
- 帯鋸おびのこぎり
band saw; bandsaw
- 弦鋸つるのこ
hacksaw; bow saw
- 縦挽き鋸たてびきのこ
ripsaw
- 胴付鋸どうつきのこ
saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw
- 胴付鋸どうつきのこぎり
saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw
- 西洋鋸草せいようのこぎりそう
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
- 金切鋸かねきりのこぎり
hacksaw
- 金鋸かねのこぎり
hacksaw
- 鋸がざみのこぎりがざみ
mud crab (Scylla serrata); mangrove crab; swimming crab
Study
Etymology
鋸 combines 金 (metal) with 居, which likely contributes the sound キョ. The character originally referred to a metal saw.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is metal 金, and the right side 居 looks like a saw's teeth resting on a surface. Picture a metal saw cutting through wood.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, imagine a saw cutting through a giant key: key -> キョ, and the metal teeth bite into the key.