斧 (おの, ono) Japanese meaning: axe | KotomoraThe lumberjack swung his axe and felled the huge tree.
手斧
斧 (おの) is a swung axe for chopping wood, whereas 手斧 (ちょうな) is an adze with the blade set at a right angle, used for shaving and shaping wood surfaces.
Counted with
For long, thin objects (sticks, stems, wires, bottles); also 'pieces' like films, articles, and phone calls.
For hand-held tools and implements — knives, razors, guns, candles, some instruments.
Word family
hatchet; small axe · adze; adz
kanji 'axe' radical at right
axinite
courageous but doomed resistance; a mantis raising its axe
Written forms
斧Usage96%
おのUsage4%
Kana spelling, used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
Etymology
The origin is uncertain, but the word is native Japanese. The kanji 斧 is a pictograph of an axe.
