A small axe, a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood. Hatchets may also be used for hewing when making flattened surfaces on logs; when the hatchet head is optimized for this purpose it is called a broadaxe.

h4.See also

* [[nata (tool)|]]
* [[hashitsuki nata]]
* [[hatchet (axe)]]
* [[list of weapons]]
手斧