Word Meaning 包丁

ほうちょう houchou

包丁 is read as ほうちょう (houchou) and means cooking.

Meaning

English

  1. cooking
  2. food
  3. kitchen knife
  4. carving knife

Reading

Kana

ほうちょう

Romaji

houchou

Writing Variants

  • 庖丁 ほうちょう houchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 5445 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

包丁人

ほうちょうにん

cook

包丁師

ほうちょうし

cook

包丁研ぎ器

ほうちょうとぎき

knife sharpener

包丁者

ほうちょうじゃ

cook

柳刃包丁

やなぎばぼうちょう

kitchen knife for sashimi

文化包丁

ぶんかぼうちょう

all-purpose knife

万能包丁

ばんのうほうちょう

all-purpose knife

和包丁

わぼうちょう

Japanese-style kitchen knife (esp. with single-beveled blade)

三徳包丁

さんとくぼうちょう

all-purpose kitchen knife

石包丁

いしぼうちょう

stone harvesting knife

肉切り包丁

にくきりぼうちょう

carving knife

Example Sentences

10

I need a knife.

He was sharpening the knife.

I cut myself with a knife.

The knife was covered in blood.

I cut my finger with a knife.

You shouldn't let children play with the kitchen knife.

Don't forget to bring kitchen utensils such as knives and cooking pots.

This knife is used to cut meat.

This carving knife ... it's one made by a famous swordsmith.

That Kiwami guy sure is weird, huh? He makes knives out of everything.