うすばぼうちょう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
薄刃包丁

Etymology

From 薄刃(うすば) (usuba, “thin blade”) + 包丁(ほうちょう) (hōchō, “hocho”). The hōchō changes to bōchō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝba̠bo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

うすばぼうちょう • (usuba-bōchō) ^{←うすばばうちやう (usubabautyau)?}

1. usuba bocho, thin-bladed vegetable knife

Descendants

• → English: usuba bocho

See also

• 菜切(なき)り包丁(ぼうちょう) (nakiri-bōchō, “vegetable knife”)