のみ

noun

chisel

1. chisel

A hand tool with a sharp beveled edge used for carving, cutting, or shaping wood, stone, or metal. Typically struck with a mallet to drive it into the material.

のみと槌(つち)を使(つか)って木(き)を彫(ほ)る。

I carve wood using a chisel and mallet.

大工(だいく)さんがのみで溝(みぞ)を掘(ほ)った。

The carpenter cut a groove with a chisel.

のみの刃(は)を砥石(といし)で研(と)いだ。

I sharpened the chisel blade on a whetstone.

Writing

鑿(のみ) (rarely used, complex kanji)
Usually written in hiragana

Types

追入(おいいれ)のみ (the standard bench chisel)
叩(たた)きのみ (firmer chisel - struck with mallet)
丸(まる)のみ (gouge - curved blade)
平(ひら)のみ (flat chisel)

Related words

槌(つち)/木槌(きづち) (mallet)
かんな (plane)
砥石(といし) (whetstone)
たがね (cold chisel - for metal)

Common collocations

のみを入(い)れる (to apply the chisel)
のみで削(けず)る (to shave with a chisel)
のみで彫(ほ)る (to carve with a chisel)
のみを研(と)ぐ (to sharpen a chisel)

Related Words

Related: 砥石(といし) (whetstone)

Compare: たがね (cold chisel (for metal))

Related: かんな (plane (woodworking tool))

Related: 木槌(きづち) (mallet)

Related: 槌(つち) (mallet)

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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.10.11 9:21

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