Japanese symbol for “axe”
斧
おの
Romaji: ono
axe; ax; hatchet
In Japanese, axe is 斧, read おの (ono).
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Meanings
- n axe; ax; hatchet
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “axe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薪割り | まきわり makiwari | hatchet; axe |
| 斧鉞 | ふえつ fuetsu | axe |
| 斧斤 | ふきん fukin | axe |
| アックス | アックス akkusu | axe |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手斧 | ておの teono | hatchet |
| 石斧 | せきふ sekifu | stone axe (ax) |
| 握斧 | あくふ akufu | (Paleolithic) hand axe |
| 斧正 | ふせい fusei | correction; revision |
| 斧鉞 | ふえつ fuetsu | axe |
| 蟷螂の斧 | とうろうのおの tourounoono | courageous but doomed resistance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “axe”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.