庖丁
ほうちょう
houchou
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 74 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
庖丁 (ほうちょう (houchou)) means "Kitchen knife". It is read ほうちょう (houchou). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Kitchen knife
Also : cooking knife · cooking
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Example Sentences
その日本製の庖丁は、切れ味が優れており、多くの料理人に愛用されている。
そのにほんせいのほうちょうは、きれあじがすぐれており、おおくのりょうりにんにあいようされている。
That Japanese-made kitchen knife is highly prized by many chefs for its sharpness.
プロのシェフは、様々な目的のために異なる庖丁を使い分ける。
ぷろのしぇふは、ようやなもくてきのためにことなるほうちょうをつかいわける。
Professional chefs use different kitchen knives for different purposes.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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