WEBMar 26, 2024 · 斧 on Japanese Wikipedia. From Old Japanese. Logographically attested in the Man'yōshū as 斧, and phonetically attested in the Nihon Ryōiki with the man'yōgana spelling 乎乃. [1] In turn, from Proto-Japonic *wənə .
WEB斧. axe uk / æks/ us / æks/ noun. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting wood: Julian used an axe to chop down the old …