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Readings

Kana: シャ、なた、ほこ
Romaji: sha, nata, hoko
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

hatchet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  tuo2
Unicode:  9248
JIS:  6E6D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4833
New Nelson Index: 6242
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.10
Four Corner Index: 8311.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40289
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0513

Words

(なた)
hatchet; traditional Japanese edged tool with short handle and wide blade
大鉈 (おおなた)
big hatchet
鉈鎌 (なたがま)
billhook; fascine knife; sickle-shaped tool with a sharp inner edge, halfway between a knife and an axe
なた豆 (なたまめ、ナタマメ)
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
薙刀 (なぎなた、ちょうとう)
halberd; long sword
大鉈を振るう (おおなたをふるう)
to make drastic cuts; to take an axe to
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