刃物

はもの

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

What does 刃物 mean?

刃物 is a Japanese noun meaning edged tool; cutting instrument; knife in English. It is written as 刃物 in kanji, はもの in hiragana, and hamono in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのように刃物を振り回すことは危険だ。

It is dangerous to wield an edged tool in such a way.