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Kanji Detail for 斧 - "axe, hatchet, cut"
斧
- Meaning
斧 means "axe, hatchet, cut."
Axe - A tool for cutting wood.
Hatchet - A small chopping tool.
- 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.
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