たがね
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を切る。
I cut metal with a cold chisel and hammer.
コンクリートをたがねで削った。
I chipped away the concrete with a cold chisel.
錆びた釘をたがねで叩き出した。
I knocked out the rusty nail with a cold chisel.
KANJI WRITING:
- 鏨 (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:
- 平たがね (flat cold chisel)
- 先たがね (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 (hammer)
- 万力 (vise)
- グラインダー (grinder)
COLLOCATIONS:
- たがねを打つ (to strike a cold chisel)
- たがねで切る (to cut with a cold chisel)
- たがねで割る (to split with a cold chisel)
Related Words
Contrast:
のみ (wood chisel)