PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weeding instrument capable of pulling out weeds from a root even when the weeding instrument is moved back and forth, left and right, and in an arc shape. SOLUTION: In a weeding tool 1 comprising a plate-shaped portion 3, a gripping portion 5, and a support portion connecting the plate-shaped portion 3 and the gripping portion 5, the plate-shaped portion 3 has a substantially flat plate shape. The grip portion 5 and the plate-shaped portion 3 are connected by a support portion 7 so that the grip portion 5 tilts upward when the plate-shaped portion 3 is grounded, and the front end of the plate-shaped portion 3 is connected. The edge 11 is formed in a substantially arc shape that bulges in the direction opposite to the grip portion 5, and the rear end edges 13a and 13b of the plate-shaped portion 3 are formed in a substantially linear shape or an arc shape, and the front end edge 11 and The rear edges 13a, 13b are provided with a plurality of convex bodies 15a, 15b, 15c.【課題】除草器具を前後、左右、円弧状等に動かした場合であっても、雑草を根から引き抜くことができる除草器具を提供する。【解決手段】 板状部3と、把持部5と、該板状部3と該把持部5を連結する支持部とよりなる除草器具1において、該板状部3は略平板状であって、該把持部5と該板状部3とは、該板状部3を地面に接地した際に把持部5が上方に傾斜するように支持部7により連結され、該板状部3の前端縁11は、該把持部5と反対の方に膨らむ略円弧状に形成し、該板状部3の後端縁13a、13bは、略直線状又は円弧状に形成し、該前端縁11及び該後端縁13a、13bには複数の凸状体15a、15b、15cを備える【選択図】図1