鉞
鉞: battle-axe
battle-axe; broad axe
13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
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Kunまさかり
鉞 (まさかり) is a large broad-bladed axe; 斧鉞 (ふえつ) is the literary 'axe and battle-axe', a symbol of authority to punish.
Key words
鉞まさかりbroad axe; battle-axe
斧鉞ふえつaxe and battle-axe; punishment
Example sentences
昔話の少年は、鉞を担いで熊と相撲をとる。
In the folktale, the boy shoulders a broad axe and wrestles with a bear.
処刑人は黒い覆面をかぶり、巨大な鉞を高く振り上げた。
The executioner, wearing a black hood, raised a huge battle-axe high.
王から斧鉞を授けられた将軍は、軍を率いて国境へ向かった。
The general, granted the ceremonial axes by the king, led his army toward the border.