In Japanese, "knife" is ナイフ (naifu). It is a noun pronounced "nah-ee-foo".
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ナイフ is written in katakana. Romanised as naifu, it sounds roughly like "nah-ee-foo" to an English ear.
ナイフはどこにありますか？
Naifu wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the knife?
Naifu (ナイフ) is the Japanese word for knife. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamナイフ is romanised as naifu. Say it roughly like "nah-ee-foo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ナイフ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
ナイフ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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