JLPT N3 · In the kitchen

包丁

ほうちょう

kitchen knife

Stroke order of 包丁

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

包 · 5 strokes丁 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

包 wraps a snake 巳 in a cover 勹; 丁 is a blade-like block: a wrapped blade.

Parts: 包 wrap + 丁 block/blade

Example sentence

包丁で野菜を切ります。

ほうちょうでやさいをきります。

I cut vegetables with a kitchen knife.

Words with 包

小包parcel 包むto wrap 包装wrapping; packaging 包帯bandage

Words with 丁

丁寧polite; careful

More words: In the kitchen

鍋pot; pan 茶碗rice bowl 湯飲みteacup 缶can; tin 瓶bottle; jar 栓抜きbottle opener 蓋lid 容器container 食器tableware; dishes 調味料seasoning 流しsink 火加減heat level 冷凍freezing

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