包丁（ほうちょう）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: kitchen knife
Example sentences
- 包丁で野菜を細かく切る。 — I chop the vegetables finely with a kitchen knife.
- 使った包丁をきれいに洗う。 — I wash the knife I used until it's clean.
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