Uchigwa - Uchigwa

Japanese: 打ちぐわ - うちぐわ
Uchigwa - Uchigwa

…These uses can be broadly divided into two categories: when the blade is driven hard into the ground to dig up the soil, and when the blade is pulled into the ground to lightly scrape it. According to this difference, hoes are classified as hitting hoes and pulling hoes. Hitting hoes have heavy, sturdy blades and relatively large handle angles of 60 to 80 degrees. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uchiguwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの用途は,耕刃を地面に強く打ち込み土を掘りくずす場合と,耕刃で地面を軽くけずるように引き込む場合とに,作業上,二つに大きく分けられる。この相違に対応して,くわは打ちぐわと引きぐわに分類される。打ちぐわは,耕刃が重くがんじょうで柄角も60~80度と比較的大きい。…

※「打ちぐわ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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