鉈なた

noun

nata; Japanese hatchet; broad-bladed knife

A sturdy, broad-bladed cutting tool used in woodcraft, hunting, and outdoor work. Often has a rectangular blade.

• キャンプで薪まきを割わるのに鉈なたを使つかった。

  I used a nata to split firewood at the camp.

• 猟りょう師しは鉈なたで枝えだを払はらいながら山やま道みちを進すすんだ。

  The hunter advanced along the mountain path, clearing branches with a nata.