Japanese symbol for “nata”
鉈
なた
Romaji: nata
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
In Japanese, nata is 鉈, read なた (nata).
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Meanings
- n nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
Written forms: 鉈. Readings: なた、ナタ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大鉈 | おおなた oonata | large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting |
| 鉈鎌 | なたがま natagama | billhook |
| 剣鉈 | けんなた kennata | sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata) |
| 腰鉈 | こしなた koshinata | sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade |
| 鉈目 | なため natame | marks cut in trees to show mountain trails |
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.