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包丁

庖丁

Reading

Kana: ほうちょう
Romaji: houchō
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

kitchen knife; carving knife

2

cooking; food

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 つつ.む、 くる.む
Meanings: wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 チン、 トウ、 チ、 ひのと
Meanings: street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
Readings: ホウ、 くりや
Meaning: kitchen

Example Sentences

包丁(ほうちょう)(ゆび)()りました。
➥I cut my finger with a knife.
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子供(こども)包丁(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.
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この包丁(ほうちょう)・・・有名(ゆうめい)刀匠(とうしょう)(つく)ったものなんです。
➥This carving knife ... it's one made by a famous swordsmith.
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彼女(かのじょ)長年(ながねん)()包丁(ほうちょう)をする()らした。
➥She ground down a kitchen knife in the course of many years.
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包丁(ほうちょう)とかなべとか台所(だいどころ)用品(ようひん)持参(じさん)すること。
➥Don't forget to bring kitchen utensils such as knives and cooking pots.
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(わたし)(つま)は、包丁(ほうちょう)使(つか)っているときに、(ゆび)()った。
➥When using the kitchen knife, my wife cut her finger.
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