Translation guide
A knife with a blade made of stone, typically from prehistoric or archaeological contexts. In modern Japanese, the most common term is 石包丁 (いしぼうちょう), but other expressions exist depending on nuance.
Referring to a stone-bladed knife, especially from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, often used as a tool or weapon.
Describing a knife with a stone blade in a modern, survival, or fictional context.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'knife made of stone'. Natural for non-archaeological contexts.
This stone knife is from the Jomon period.
Refers to a stone blade or flake tool, often used in archaeology. More technical than 石包丁.
The excavated stone blade was very sharp.
A specific type of stone tool with a notched blade, sometimes translated as 'stone spoon' but can refer to a small stone knife. Rare and technical.
This stone knife is thought to have been used for cooking.
He cut the rope with a stone knife.
More formal, meaning 'knife made of stone'. Often used in written descriptions.
Stone knives were displayed in the showcase.