adze in Japanese
adze in Japanese is 釿 — adze means a hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
adze in Japanese
釿
Pronounced: teono
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
What does "adze" mean?
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noun A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
"The carpenter smoothed the beam with an adze."
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verb To shape wood or another material using an adze.
"He adzed the log into a rough plank."
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adze in a sentence
- The carpenter smoothed the beam with an adze.
- An adze works well for hollowing out a wooden bowl.
- He adzed the log into a rough plank.
- The boatbuilders adzed the timber by hand.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "adze" in Japanese?
"adze" in Japanese is 釿. adze means: A hand tool for shaping wood, whose arched blade is mounted across the end of the handle rather than in line with it.
How do you pronounce 釿?
"adze" in Japanese is 釿, pronounced "teono".
How do you use "adze" in a sentence?
Example: "The carpenter smoothed the beam with an adze." In Japanese, "adze" is 釿.
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