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よき・ヨキ【与岐】 : yoki | define meaning
yoki
Definition
Noun
- Broadaxe
Etymology
First marked as a synonym of まさかり【鉞】 masakari "broad-axe" by James Curtis Hepburn in A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1872), page 301.
Notes
In comparison to most broadaxes, the よき yoki axe generally has a small head with a very long, protruding axe beard.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 与岐 |
| Kana | よき ヨキ |
| Romanization | yoki |
意味：まさかり【鉞】
Categories:
与岐
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, December 20). よき・ヨキ【与岐】 : yoki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2672/yoki/.