JLPT N2 · Noun

包丁 (houchou)

包丁 (ほうちょう, houchou) is a Japanese noun meaning “kitchen knife”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほうちょう
Romaji: houchou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

kitchen knife · noun
cooking; food · noun · archaic

Example sentences

子供に包丁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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 包丁

包

wrap, pack up, coverホウ・つつ.む・くる.む · 5 strokes

丁

street, ward, townチョウ・テイ・ひのと · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 包丁.

包むつつむto wrap up小包こづつみparcel包みつつみbundle包装ほうそうpacking包帯ほうたいbandage丁度ちょうどexactly丁寧ていねいpolite丁目ちょうめnth district of a town

Source: JMdict entry 1515530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.