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JLPT N5 · Things at home (katakana)

ナイフ

ないふ

knife

Stroke order of ナイフ

3 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ナ · 2 strokesイ · 2 strokesフ · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Sounds like 'KNIFE' (silent k): na-i-fu.

Parts: from English 'knife'

The characters in ナイフ

  • ナ な — na (2 strokes)
  • イ い — i (2 strokes)
  • フ ふ — fu (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ナイフでパンを切ります。

ないふでぱんをきります。

I cut the bread with a knife.

More words: Things at home (katakana)

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