Kanji Detail for 斧 - "axe, hatchet"

斧

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

斧 means "axe, hatchet."
1. Axe - A tool for cutting wood.
2. Hatchet - A small chopping tool.
Name readings of 斧

Surnames 斧(おの)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

ax; hatchet

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

axe, hatchet; chop, hew

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

hatchet

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

axe, hatchet; to chop, to hew

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A tool for chopping wood. Such as 斧斤. Also 資斧, from "Book of Changes" (I Ching), meaning a sharp axe for clearing thorns. Now 資斧 means financial resources. The axe is used to gather firewood for cooking, similar to the meaning of 薪水 (salary, literally "firewood and water"). | A weapon. Such as 斧鉞 (battle-axe). | To edit or revise is called 斧. Such as asking someone to proofread writing is called 斧政.
Onyomi

fu(フ)
Kunyomi

ono(おの)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

斤 (onozukuri・ono・kin)
Related Keywords

axe hatchet adze blade carpentry carve chop cutting felling firewood forest handle log lumberjack splitting timber tool tree woodworking