Japanese

ナイフ

ナイフ
Meaning: knife
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

ナ
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Example sentences

I ate steak using a knife and fork.
毎日、ナイフで鉛筆を削っています。
I sharpen my pencil with a knife every day.
彼はお金を出せとナイフで私を脅した
He threatened me with a knife, telling me to hand over the money.
彼は鋭いナイフで厚い布を切り裂いた。
He cut through the thick cloth with a sharp knife.
ナイフとフォークを使ってステーキを食べる。
Eat steak using a knife and fork.
事件現場から凶器と思われるナイフが発見された。
A knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was discovered at the crime scene.
男はナイフを振りかざして脅してきた。
The man brandished a knife and threatened me.
彼はポケットの中にナイフを隠し持っていた。
He was secretly carrying a knife in his pocket.
暴漢が突然ナイフで切り付けてきた。
A thug suddenly slashed at me with a knife.
強盗は店員をナイフで嚇した
The robber threatened the clerk with a knife.

Usage Notes

Refers to both pocket knives and table knives used for eating.

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