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Ono (斧) (historically wono, をの) or masakari^[1] is the Japanese word for "axe", and is used to describe various tools of similar structure. As with axes in other cultures, ono are sometimes employed as weapons. Many existing examples of this particular weapon are associated with the sōhei (warrior monks) or yamabushi,^[1] who also adapt other agricultural tools as weapons, although samurai are also pictured as using ono in woodblock prints. Ono that were specifically designed for military use are of extreme rarity. The weapon version of the ono is described as having "a very large head with a very convex cutting edge and a large scroll-shaped peen opposite it. It has a sheath covering only the edge of the blade. The entire length is nearly 6 ft (180 cm)".^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Ratti, Oscar; Westbrook, Adele (1991). Secrets of the Samurai; A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan. C. E. Tuttle. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-8048-1684-7.

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[Secrets332-1] Ratti, Oscar; Westbrook, Adele (1991). Secrets of the Samurai; A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan. C. E. Tuttle. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-8048-1684-7.

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 [[File:Ono-axe.jpg|thumb|300px|Illustration of an ono]]
-{{Nihongo|'''Ono'''|[[wiktionary:斧|斧]]}} (masa-kari)<ref name="Secrets332">[http://books.google.com/books?id=Z9lmmkvQOpoC&pg=PA322&dq=masakari+axe&hl=en&sa=X ''Secrets of the samurai: a survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan''], Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook, Tuttle Publishing, 1991, ISBN 0-8048-1684-0, ISBN 978-0-8048-1684-7, p. 332</ref>  is the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[word]] for an "[[axe]]" or a "[[hatchet]]", and is used to describe various tools of similar structure.  As with axes in other cultures, ''ono'' are sometimes employed as weapons. Many existing examples of this particular weapon are associated with the ''[[sōhei]]'' or ''[[yamabushi]]''<ref name="Secrets332" />  (warrior [[monks]]), who also adapt other agricultural tools as weapons although [[samurai]] are also pictured as using ono in [[Woodblock printing in Japan|wood block prints]]. ''Ono'' that were specifically designed for military use are of extreme rarity. The weapon version of the ono is described as having "a very large head with a very [[wikt:convex|convex]] cutting edge and a large scroll-shaped [[ball-peen hammer|peen]] opposite it. It has a sheath covering only the edge of the blade. The entire length is nearly six feet" (stone,475).<ref name="Secrets332" />
+{{Nihongo|'''''Ono'''''|[[wiktionary:斧|斧]]}} (historically ''wono'', をの) or ''masakari''<ref name="Secrets332">{{cite book|last1=Ratti|first1=Oscar|last2=Westbrook|first2=Adele|title=Secrets of the Samurai; A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z9lmmkvQOpoC&pg=PA322|year=1991|publisher=C. E. Tuttle|isbn=978-0-8048-1684-7|page=322}}</ref>  is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for "[[axe]]", and is used to describe various tools of similar structure. As with axes in other cultures, ''ono'' are sometimes employed as weapons. Many existing examples of this particular weapon are associated with the ''[[sōhei]]'' (warrior [[bhikkhu|monks]]) or ''[[yamabushi]]'',<ref name="Secrets332" /> who also adapt other agricultural tools as weapons, although [[samurai]] are also pictured as using ono in [[woodblock printing in Japan|woodblock prints]]. ''Ono'' that were specifically designed for military use are of extreme rarity. The weapon version of the ono is described as having "a very large head with a very [[wikt:convex|convex]] cutting edge and a large scroll-shaped [[ball-peen hammer|peen]] opposite it. It has a sheath covering only the edge of the blade. The entire length is nearly {{convert|6|ft|cm|abbr=on}}".<ref name="Secrets332" />
 [[File:Ono 1.JPG|thumb|none|Antique Japanese ''ono'']]
+[[File:Miki City Hardware Museum08s3872.jpg|thumb|Some onos in the Miki City Hardware Museum]]
-==Popular Culture==
-*The ono is the weapon of choice for [[Kintarō]], a Japanese folk hero.
-*[[Ermac]] from the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series uses a black and silver Ono in his weapon style, though the style is simply titled ''Axe''.<ref>Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon</ref>
-*In [[Battletech]], The Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery nickname the Clan battlemech "Warhawk", the Masakari.
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