| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 包丁 | ほうちょう |
Pronunciation: hōchō
How to Say It Outloud: hoh-choh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to kitchen knives specifically.
Example Sentence Japanese:
この包丁はとても鋭いです。
この包丁はとても鋭いです。Example Sentence English:This kitchen knife is very sharp.
This kitchen knife is very sharp.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ナイフ | ナイフ |
Pronunciation: naifu
How to Say It Outloud: nai-fu
Usage: Used for general-purpose knives, often adopted from the English word 'knife'.
Example Sentence Japanese:このナイフはキャンプ用です。
このナイフはキャンプ用です。Example Sentence English:This knife is for camping.
This knife is for camping.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 刃物 | はもの |
Pronunciation: hamono
How to Say It Outloud: hah-moh-noh
Usage: A general term referring to cutting tools and edged instruments, including knives.
Example Sentence Japanese:刃物を安全な場所に保管してください。
刃物を安全な場所に保管してください。Example Sentence English:Please store cutting tools in a safe place.
Please store cutting tools in a safe place.Dictionary
ナイフナイフCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- knife
- Knife
包丁ほうちょうCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- kitchen knife; carving knife
- cooking; food
- Japanese cutlery
刃物はものCommon word
Noun- edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
- Cutlery
出刃でば
Noun- knife; pointed carver
出刃包丁でばぼうちょう
Noun- knife; pointed carver
- Deba bōchō
短刀たんとう
Noun- short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
- Tantō
小刀こがたな
Noun- (small) knife
- short sword; small sword
刀剣とうけん
Noun- sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
どすどす
Noun- dagger; dirk; knife
- threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)
- muddy; turbid; murky; unclear
- be; is
牛刀ぎゅうとう
Noun- butcher's knife; chef's knife
- Chef's knife
菜切り包丁なきりぼうちょう
Noun- nakiri knife; vegetable knife
- Nakiri bocho
刀かたなCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
- scalpel
- chisel; burin; graver
- knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- Backsword
三徳包丁さんとくほうちょう
Noun- all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
- Santoku
ペティナイフペティナイフ
Noun- petty knife; petit knife; small kitchen knife; paring knife; fruit knife
鉈鎌なたがま
Noun- billhook
肉切り包丁にくきりぼうちょう
Noun- carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
刃物三昧はものざんまい
Noun- swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife
菜切りなきり
Noun- nakiri knife; vegetable knife
- cutting vegetables
肉切りにくきり
Noun- carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
小刀細工こがたなざいく
Noun- carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife
- cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
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