Kin (weapon) - Kin

Japanese: 斤(武器) - きん
Kin (weapon) - Kin

…An axe is a rectangular bronze object with one side sharpened into a blade and the other side thickened and attached to a wooden handle, sometimes in the shape of a bag, into which a piece of wood is inserted to make a weapon. In this case, an axe has a handle and a blade in the same direction, while a kin has a handle and a blade at right angles to each other. However, both axes and kin were used as tools and farm implements in addition to being used as weapons. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kin (weapon)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…斧(ふ)は〈おの〉で,基本的に長方形をした青銅の一辺を鋭利な刃にし,反対側を厚くして木の柄に固定し,ときに袋状になっていて,ここに木を差し込んで武器とした。このとき,柄と刃が同一方向になるのが斧で,柄と刃が直角方向になるのが斤(きん)である。ただ,斧も斤も,武器として使用されたもののほか,工具や農具として使われたものもあった。…

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