包丁

ほうちょう

Also written 庖丁

Meanings

1. Noun kitchen knife
2. cooking; food

Kanji

• 包 wrap. Read as ホウ.
• 丁 city block. Read as チョウ.

Example sentences

• 包丁で指を切りました。
  I cut my finger with a knife.
• 包丁とか鍋とか、台所用品を持参すること。
  Don't forget to bring kitchen utensils such as knives and cooking pots.
• この包丁・・・有名な刀匠が作ったものなんです。
  This carving knife ... it's one made by a famous swordsmith.
• 子供に包丁をいたずらさせてはダメだよ。
  You shouldn't let children play with the kitchen knife.
• 包丁が必要だ。
  I need a kitchen knife.

Common phrases

• 包丁で刺す
• 包丁を入れる
• 包丁を持つ
• 包丁を使う
• 包丁を突きつける
• 包丁を研ぐ
• 包丁を握る
• 包丁で脅す
• 包丁で突き刺す

Words containing 包丁

• 出刃包丁 (でばぼうちょう) broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)
• 洋包丁 (ようぼうちょう) Western-style kitchen knife (esp. with double-beveled blade)
• 和包丁 (わぼうちょう) Japanese-style kitchen knife (esp. with single-beveled blade)

And 19 more.

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