ナイフ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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General term for a knife, typically a Western-style table knife or pocket knife. For traditional Japanese knives, 包丁 (ほうちょう) is more common.

彼かれはポケットから小ちいさなナイフを取とり出だした。

He took a small knife out of his pocket.

〈物もの〉をナイフで切きるto cut something with a knife
彼かれはりんごをナイフで切きった。
He cut the apple with a knife.
ナイフを研とぐto sharpen a knife
料りょう理りの前まえにナイフを研といだ。
I sharpened the knife before cooking.
ナイフで〈人ひと〉を刺さすto stab someone with a knife
男おとこはナイフで通つう行こう人にんを刺さした。
The man stabbed a passerby with a knife.

包ほう丁ちょうN3
包丁 refers specifically to a kitchen knife, especially a traditional Japanese one, while ナイフ is a broader term often implying a Western-style table or pocket knife.
小こ刀がたな
ナイフ is the general loanword for a Western-style knife, while 小刀 (こがたな) usually implies a small, traditional or utility blade.
刃は物もの
ナイフ names a specific knife (table or pocket knife), while 刃物 is the broader category covering all kinds of bladed tools and weapons.
カッター
ナイフ is a general knife of any kind, whereas カッター specifically refers to a retractable-blade utility knife.

本ほんN5
For long, thin objects (sticks, stems, wires, bottles); also 'pieces' like films, articles, and phone calls.
丁ちょう
For hand-held tools and implements — knives, razors, guns, candles, some instruments.

Borrowed from English 'knife'.

bread knife

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