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包丁 (ほうちょう): kitchen knife, carving knife — Japanese vocabulary

包丁 is read ほうちょう and means "kitchen knife, carving knife". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

包丁

Reading
ほうちょう · houchou
Translation
kitchen knife, carving knife
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ほうちょうが

Example

子供に包丁をいたずらさせてはダメだよ。

こどもにほうちょうをいたずらさせてはダメだよ。

Don't let your boy play with a knife.

Kanji in this word

  • 包 — wrap
  • 丁 — street number

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