カッター

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カッター [káꜜttàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠t̚ta̠ː]

Etymology 1

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from cutter. Compare French cutter (“boxcutter”).

Noun

カッター • (kattā) 

1. Short for カッターナイフ (kattā naifu, “utility knife; boxcutter”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cutter.

Noun

カッター • (kattā) 

1. (nautical) cutter

Related terms

• カッティング (kattingu)