Japanese symbol for “cutler”
刃物師
はものし
Romaji: hamonoshi
cutler
In Japanese, cutler is 刃物師, read はものし (hamonoshi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cutler
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刃物 | はもの hamono | edged tool; cutting instrument; knife |
| 刃先 | はさき hasaki | edge of blade |
| 刃渡り | はわたり hawatari | length of a blade |
| 刃傷 | にんじょう ninjou | bloodshed |
| 出刃 | でば deba | broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish) |
| 諸刃 | もろは moroha | double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife) |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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