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握斧 (あくふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

握あく斧ふ

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Meanings

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noun

hand axe (Paleolithic)

archeology

Archaeological term for a teardrop-shaped stone tool used by early humans.

この遺い跡せきからは握あく斧ふが多た数すう出しゅつ土どしている。
Many hand axes have been excavated from this site.
握あく斧ふは旧きゅう石せっ器き時じ代だいの代だい表ひょう的てきな石せっ器きである。
The hand axe is a typical stone tool of the Paleolithic era.

Kanji

握grip, hold, mould sushi
斧ax, hatchet

Similar words

石せっ器き
石器 is a general term for stone tools, while 握斧 specifically refers to a hand axe.
旧きゅう石せっ器き時じ代だい
旧石器時代 is the Paleolithic period, the era when hand axes were commonly used.

Etymology

Compound of 握 (aku, 'grasp') and 斧 (fu, 'axe'), describing a tool held in the hand. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.