たがね

noun

cold chisel

1. cold chisel

A metal chisel used for cutting or shaping metal, stone, or concrete. Unlike woodworking chisels, it is made entirely of hardened steel and struck with a hammer.

たがねとハンマーで金属(きんぞく)を切(き)る。

I cut metal with a cold chisel and hammer.

コンクリートをたがねで削(けず)った。

I chipped away the concrete with a cold chisel.

錆(さ)びた釘(くぎ)をたがねで叩(たた)き出(だ)した。

I knocked out the rusty nail with a cold chisel.

KANJI WRITING:

鏨(たがね) (rarely used)
Usually written in hiragana

DIFFERENCE FROM WOOD CHISEL:

のみ (wood chisel) - has wooden handle, used on wood
たがね (cold chisel) - all metal, used on metal/stone/concrete

TYPES:

平(ひら)たがね (flat cold chisel)
先(さき)たがね (point chisel)
センターポンチ (center punch - for marking)

RELATED TOOLS:

のみ (wood chisel)
ハンマー/金槌(かなづち) (hammer)
万力(まんりき) (vise)
グラインダー (grinder)

COLLOCATIONS:

たがねを打(う)つ (to strike a cold chisel)
たがねで切(き)る (to cut with a cold chisel)
たがねで割(わ)る (to split with a cold chisel)

Related Words

Contrast: のみ (wood chisel)

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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.7.20 6:21

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