cleaver in Japanese
cleaver in Japanese is 包丁 — cleaver means a heavy, wide-bladed knife used mainly by butchers for chopping through meat and bone.
cleaver in Japanese
包丁
Pronounced: hōchō
A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
What does "cleaver" mean?
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noun A heavy, wide-bladed knife used mainly by butchers for chopping through meat and bone.
"The butcher brought the cleaver down hard to split the ribs."
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cleaver in a sentence
- The butcher brought the cleaver down hard to split the ribs.
- He kept a well-worn cleaver hanging above the chopping block.
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What is "cleaver" in Japanese?
"cleaver" in Japanese is 包丁. cleaver means: A heavy, wide-bladed knife used mainly by butchers for chopping through meat and bone.
How do you pronounce 包丁?
"cleaver" in Japanese is 包丁, pronounced "hōchō".
How do you use "cleaver" in a sentence?
Example: "The butcher brought the cleaver down hard to split the ribs." In Japanese, "cleaver" is 包丁.
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