noun
A metal-cutting chisel used in metalworking or stone carving.
職人がたがねで金属板に模様を彫っている。
The craftsman is carving a pattern into the metal plate with a chisel.
noun
A fine engraving tool used for detailed work on metal or stone.
版画家はたがねを使って銅版に線を刻む。
The printmaker uses a burin to incise lines into the copper plate.
noun
gad; jumper; mining tool
A mining chisel or wedge used for breaking rock.
昔の鉱山では、たがねとハンマーで岩を砕いた。
In old mines, they broke rock with a gad and hammer.
鑿 (のみ) is a woodworking chisel, while たがね is primarily for metal or stone.
The origin is uncertain. The word is native Japanese and may be related to たが (箍, 'hoop') or たがう (違う, 'to differ'), but the exact derivation is unclear.