also: いくさおの
battleaxe
Refers to a historical weapon, a large axe used in battle. Often encountered in fantasy, games, or historical descriptions.
Medieval knights fought wielding battleaxes.
In that game, the battleaxe is the strongest weapon.
Standard kanji spelling for 'battleaxe'.
Native Japanese reading; rarely used in modern contexts.
Compound of 戦 (war, battle) and 斧 (axe). The reading せんぷ is Sino-Japanese, while いくさおの is a native Japanese reading.