Vocabulary

What does 包丁 (ほうちょう, houchou) mean?

包丁 (ほうちょう, houchou) means kitchen knife.

Quick facts
Readingほうちょう
Romajihouchou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほうちょう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhouchou

kitchen knife

  1. 1noun kitchen knife
  2. 2noun cooking; food

Example sentences

  • This kitchen knife cuts really well.

  • Cut the vegetables finely with a kitchen knife.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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