also: カンナがけ
Refers to the act of planing wood with a kanna (hand plane). Often used in woodworking contexts.
Planing work is essential to smooth the surface of the wood.
He spent the whole day planing wood.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
Full kanji spelling; 鉋 is a non-jōyō kanji and this form is rarely used in practice.
Hiragana-kana mixed spelling; a natural variant when avoiding katakana or kanji.
Compound of カンナ (kanna, 'hand plane') + 掛け (kake, nominalized form of 掛ける 'to apply, to set'). The kanji 鉋 is a specific character for the plane tool.