鋸(のこぎり)

のこぎり
noun
saw
1. saw (tool)
A cutting tool with a toothed blade for cutting wood or other materials.
鋸(のこぎり)で木(き)を切(き)る。
To cut wood with a saw.
鋸(のこぎり)を使(つか)ったことがある？
Have you ever used a saw?
電動(でんどう)の鋸(のこぎり)は手(て)で切(き)るより早(はや)い。
An electric saw is faster than cutting by hand.
鋸(のこぎり)の刃(は)が錆(さ)びていて切(き)れなくなった。
The saw blade rusted and can no longer cut.
日本(にほん)の鋸(のこぎり)は引(ひ)いて切(き)るが、西洋(せいよう)の鋸(のこぎり)は押(お)して切(き)る。
Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, while Western saws cut on the push stroke.

鋸(のこぎり) is a saw—a cutting tool with a toothed blade, used primarily for wood.

WRITING:
Often written in hiragana (のこぎり) as the kanji is rarely used in everyday writing.

TYPES:

  • 手(て)のこぎり/手(て)鋸(のこぎり): handsaw
  • 電動(でんどう)のこぎり: electric saw, power saw
  • 糸(いと)のこぎり: coping saw

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • のこぎりで切(き)る: to cut with a saw
  • のこぎりを使(つか)う: to use a saw
  • のこぎりの刃(は): saw blade

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese saws traditionally cut on the pull stroke (引(ひ)く), unlike Western saws that cut on the push stroke. This design allows for thinner, more precise blades.

Related Words

Related: 糸鋸(いとのこ) (coping saw)
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Added 2026.1.16 16:42 · Revised 2026.4.19 13:14
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