手斧
also: ちょうな
て
お
の
Meanings
1
hatchet; small axe
Only with reading ておの
A small, one-handed axe used for chopping wood or light carpentry. The reading ておの is standard for this meaning.
I split firewood with a hatchet at the camp.
2
adze; adz
Only with reading ちょうな
A woodworking tool with a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for shaping wood. The reading ちょうな is standard for this meaning.
The carpenter is shaping the surface of the beam with an adze.