sickle

Japanese: sickle
sickle

…European bronze sickles (cast) inherited this shape, and then gave way to iron sickles. In the Iron Age, in addition to sickles (English name: sickle), a new sickle (also called a great scythe, English name: scythe) appeared. Larger than a sickle, it was often held with both hands and was originally used to harvest grass for winter. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "sickle" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパの青銅鎌(鋳造)はその形をうけつぎ,さらに鉄鎌へと移行した。鉄器時代に入ると,鎌(英語名シックルsickle)以外に,新たになぎ鎌(大鎌ともいい,英語名はサイズscythe)が登場する。鎌より大きく,多くは両手で柄を握り,本来は冬用の牧草を収穫する用途をもった。…

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