かんな

noun

plane (woodworking tool)

1. plane (woodworking tool)

A hand tool used to smooth and flatten wood surfaces by shaving thin layers. The traditional Japanese plane (和(わ)かんな) is pulled toward the user, unlike Western planes which are pushed.

かんなで板(いた)の表面(ひょうめん)を滑(なめ)らかにする。

I smooth the board's surface with a plane.

職人(しょくにん)がかんなを引(ひ)くと薄(うす)い削(けず)り屑(くず)が出(で)る。

When the craftsman pulls the plane, thin shavings come off.

かんなの刃(は)を調整(ちょうせい)するのは難(むずか)しい。

Adjusting the plane blade is difficult.

Writing

鉋(かんな) (complex kanji, rarely used)
Usually written in hiragana

JAPANESE vs WESTERN PLANES:

和(わ)かんな (Japanese plane) - pulled toward user
洋(よう)かんな (Western plane) - pushed away from user
Japanese style produces finer, thinner shavings

Types

平(ひら)かんな (smoothing plane)
台直(だいなお)しかんな (jointer plane)
面取(めんと)りかんな (chamfer plane)
溝(みぞ)かんな (groove plane)

Related words

かんな屑(くず)/削(けず)り屑(くず) (wood shavings)
かんな台(だい) (plane body)
かんな刃(ば) (plane blade)

Common collocations

かんなをかける (to plane)
かんなを引(ひ)く (to draw a plane)
かんなで削(けず)る (to shave with a plane)
かんなを研(と)ぐ (to sharpen a plane blade)

Related Words

Related: のみ (chisel)

Related: 砥石(といし) (whetstone)

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Added 2026.1.18 8:52 · Revised 2026.10.5 9:36

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