山やま刀がたなやまがたなMeanings1nounwoodman's hatchet; mountain hatchetA small hatchet or billhook used for cutting brush and small branches in mountain work.山やま刀がたなで枝えだを払はらいながら山やま道みちを進すすんだ。We cleared branches with a mountain hatchet as we went along the mountain trail.