noun
sashimi knife; yanagiba
Abbreviation of 柳刃包丁. A long, thin, single-beveled knife used primarily for slicing raw fish for sashimi.
See also: 柳刃包丁
柳刃で刺身を引く。
Slice sashimi with a yanagiba.
プロの料理人は柳刃を大切に手入れする。
Professional chefs carefully maintain their yanagiba knives.
Abbreviation of 柳刃包丁 (yanagiba-bōchō), literally 'willow-blade kitchen knife', named for its resemblance to a willow leaf.