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鉋身 (かんなみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鉋かんな身み

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Meanings

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noun

plane blade; cutting blade of a plane

Refers specifically to the replaceable metal blade in a woodworking plane (鉋).

鉋かんな身みが鈍にぶくなったので、研とぎ直なおした。
The plane blade got dull, so I resharpened it.

Kanji

鉋carpenter's plane
身somebody, person, one's station in life

Similar words

鉋かんな
鉋 is the whole woodworking plane tool, while 鉋身 is specifically the cutting blade part.

Etymology

Compound of 鉋 (かんな, 'plane') and 身 (み, 'body, blade'), referring to the blade part of a plane.