Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dull knife
Japanese translation:
なまくら包丁
Added to glossary by
Mumu Watanabe (X)
Feb 10, 2004 01:25
20 yrs ago
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English term
Sam
dull knife
Non-PRO
English to Japanese
Other
Cooking / Culinary
a dull knife
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 5 +3 | なまくら包丁 |
Mumu Watanabe (X)
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| 5 +1 | 切れ味が悪いナイフ |
Nobuo Kawamura
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| 5 | 出来の悪いナイフ |
humbird
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| 5 | 出来の悪いナイフ |
humbird
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| 4 +1 | 切れない包丁 |
mkj (X)
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| 4 | 鈍い包丁（にぶいほうちょう） |
Rumiko L.
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Proposed translations
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なまくら包丁
When a cooking knife is dull, we call it as above, which gives a funny and friendly impression. (This is a casual and very Japanese expression.)
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9 mins
Nobuo Kawamura
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切れ味が悪いナイフ
If a dull sword is referred to, then there is a word「鈍刀」
4 hrs
出来の悪いナイフ
Counterpart Japanese for the "dull" is almost synonymous to its English usage, namely "unclear", "stupid", "not sharp". Since we are talking about knife, the choice is evident. The "knife" can be sword, carving knife, pocket knife, all depends on the size. To be on safe side my choice is ナイフ.
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Note added at 4 hrs 13 mins (2004-02-10 05:38:56 GMT)
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My translation is literally ¥"poorly made knife¥".
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Note added at 4 hrs 13 mins (2004-02-10 05:38:56 GMT)
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My translation is literally ¥"poorly made knife¥".
4 hrs
出来の悪いナイフ
Counterpart Japanese for the "dull" is almost synonymous to its English usage, namely "unclear", "stupid", "not sharp". Since we are talking about knife, the choice is evident. The "knife" can be sword, carving knife, pocket knife, all depends on the size. To be on safe side my choice is ナイフ.
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4 hrs
切れない包丁
切れない包丁 kirenai hocho
切れないナイフ kirenai naifu
Over 660 sites found for kirenai hocho. A hocho is a cooking knife, usually big and long. A naifu is a smaller piece of cutlery, table knife, or small Western-style knife.
Literally back-translating, it is "a knife that does not cut", but it means a dull knife.
切れないナイフ kirenai naifu
Over 660 sites found for kirenai hocho. A hocho is a cooking knife, usually big and long. A naifu is a smaller piece of cutlery, table knife, or small Western-style knife.
Literally back-translating, it is "a knife that does not cut", but it means a dull knife.
23 hrs
鈍い包丁（にぶいほうちょう）
This is an another expression for "dull knife".
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr 18 mins (2004-02-11 02:44:15 GMT)
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or 切れ味の鈍い包丁
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr 18 mins (2004-02-11 02:44:15 GMT)
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or 切れ味の鈍い包丁
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