axe

Japanese: axe
axe

…In archaeology, the axe head separated from the handle is called a stone axe, bronze axe, iron axe, shell axe, etc. depending on the material. There are two types of axes: the axe in the narrow sense (Chinese: 'axe', English: 'axe') in which the blade and handle of the axe head are almost parallel, like an axe, and the hand axe (Chinese: 'axe', English: 'adze') in which the blade and handle are almost perpendicular, like a hoe. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "axe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…考古学では,柄から離れた状態の斧身を材質によって石斧,青銅斧,鉄斧,貝斧などとよぶ。 斧には,〈まさかり〉のように斧身の刃と柄とがほぼ平行する狭義の斧(中国語の〈斧〉,英語のaxe)と,鍬のように刃と柄とがほぼ直交する手斧(釿(ちような)。中国語の〈錛〉,英語のadze)の2種がある。…

※「axe」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。

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