also: とかま
noun
sharp sickle
A sickle with a keen blade, used for cutting grass or crops.
農夫は利鎌で稲を刈った。
The farmer cut the rice plants with a sharp sickle.
A generic sickle or scythe; 利鎌 specifically emphasizes sharpness.
Compound of 利 (sharp) and 鎌 (sickle). The reading とがま is a rendaku form of とかま.