包丁・庖丁|ほうちょうhouchou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounkitchen knife
   子供こどもに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.
2. nouncooking; food

• Related小刀こがたなNeutralSmall knives and pocketknives, typically used to sharpen pencils or for handwork; 「包丁」 is a kitchen knife, and can also mean cooking or a chef.
• RelatedナイフNeutralLoanword for Western-style knives and table knives, as in 「ナイフとフォーク」; covers a wider range of uses than 「包丁」.

For the knife used to cut food in the kitchen, choose 「包丁」 (「包丁を研ぐ」); it can also mean cooking or, in older usage, a chef. Use 「ナイフ」 for table and Western-style knives, and 「小刀」 for small knives used to sharpen pencils and the like.

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1. 料理人りょうりにん。
2. 料理りょうりをすること。
3. 料理りょうりにおいて、野菜やさいや肉にくなどを切きるのに使つかわれる、薄刃うすばの刃物はもの。
4. 3.を使つかって切きること。
5. 鋸のこぎり鍛治かじの間あいだで、のこぎりを言ゆう。