| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅ ไธ | ใปใใกใใ |
Pronunciation: hลchล
How to Say It Outloud: hoh-choh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to kitchen knives specifically.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ใใฎๅ
ไธใฏใจใฆใ้ญใใงใใ
ใใฎๅ
ไธใฏใจใฆใ้ญใใงใใExample Sentence English:This kitchen knife is very sharp.
This kitchen knife is very sharp.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| ใใคใ | ใใคใ |
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:ใใฎใใคใใฏใญใฃใณใ็จใงใใ
ใใฎใใคใใฏใญใฃใณใ็จใงใใExample Sentence English:This knife is for camping.
This knife is for camping.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| ๅ็ฉ | ใฏใใฎ |
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:ๅ็ฉใๅฎๅ
จใชๅ ดๆใซไฟ็ฎกใใฆใใ ใใใ
ๅ็ฉใๅฎๅ
จใชๅ ดๆใซไฟ็ฎกใใฆใใ ใใใExample Sentence English:Please store cutting tools in a safe place.
Please store cutting tools in a safe place.Dictionary
ใใคใใใคใCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- knife
- Knife
ๅ
ไธใปใใกใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- kitchen knife; carving knife
- cooking; food
- Japanese cutlery
ๅ็ฉใฏใใฎCommon word
Noun- edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
- Cutlery
ๅบๅใงใฐ
Noun- knife; pointed carver
ๅบๅๅ
ไธใงใฐใผใใกใใ
Noun- knife; pointed carver
- Deba bลchล
็ญๅใใใจใ
Noun- short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantล
- Tantล
ๅฐๅใใใใช
Noun- (small) knife
- short sword; small sword
ๅๅฃใจใใใ
Noun- sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
ใฉใใฉใ
Noun- dagger; dirk; knife
- threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)
- muddy; turbid; murky; unclear
- be; is
็ๅใใ
ใใจใ
Noun- butcher's knife; chef's knife
- Chef's knife
่ๅใๅ
ไธใชใใใผใใกใใ
Noun- nakiri knife; vegetable knife
- Nakiri bocho
ๅใใใชCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
- scalpel
- chisel; burin; graver
- knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- Backsword
ไธๅพณๅ
ไธใใใจใใปใใกใใ
Noun- all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
- Santoku
ใใใฃใใคใใใใฃใใคใ
Noun- petty knife; petit knife; small kitchen knife; paring knife; fruit knife
้้ใชใใใพ
Noun- billhook
่ๅใๅ
ไธใซใใใใผใใกใใ
Noun- carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
ๅ็ฉไธๆงใฏใใฎใใใพใ
Noun- swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife
่ๅใใชใใ
Noun- nakiri knife; vegetable knife
- cutting vegetables
่ๅใใซใใใ
Noun- carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
ๅฐๅ็ดฐๅทฅใใใใชใใใ
Noun- carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife
- cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
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