A saw with a fine-toothed blade for cutting metal. Often used in metalworking and DIY contexts.
See also: 金鋸
I cut the iron pipe with a hacksaw.
Standard kanji spelling for this tool.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the saw part is written in hiragana.
Compound of 金切り (かねきり, 'metal cutting') + 鋸 (のこぎり, 'saw'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term transparently describes a saw for cutting metal.