カッター

かったー

noun

cutter; utility knife; box cutter

1. cutter; utility knife; box cutter

A retractable-blade knife used for cutting paper, cardboard, and similar materials. A standard item in Japanese offices, schools, and households. Also called カッターナイフ.

カッターで切(き)る。

Cut with a utility knife.

カッターの刃(は)を折(お)って新(あたら)しくする。

Snap off the blade to get a fresh edge.

段(だん)ボールを開(あ)けるのにカッターを使(つか)った。

I used a box cutter to open the cardboard box.

2. cutter (boat); small oared vessel

A small, oared boat, typically used for rowing practice or by naval/maritime organizations.

カッターを漕(こ)ぐ。

Row a cutter.

海上(かいじょう)自衛隊(じえいたい)のカッター訓練(くんれん)。

Cutter rowing training for the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

学生(がくせい)たちは全員(ぜんいん)でカッターを漕(こ)いで沖(おき)まで出(で)た。

The students all rowed the cutter out to the open sea.

A loanword from English "cutter." The utility knife sense is far more common in daily life.

Usage

In everyday Japanese, カッター almost always means a retractable-blade utility knife — the kind with snap-off blade segments. The full form カッターナイフ is also used. The boat sense appears mainly in maritime and military contexts.

Common collocations

カッターナイフ: utility knife (full form)
カッターの刃(は): cutter blade
カッターマット: cutting mat
刃(は)を替(か)える: to replace the blade
カッターで切(き)り取(と)る: to cut out with a cutter

Similar words

ナイフ: knife — a general-purpose knife, typically not retractable
はさみ: scissors — for cutting by shearing rather than slicing
包丁(ほうちょう): kitchen knife — used specifically for cooking

Related Words

Compare: ナイフ (knife)

Compare: はさみ (scissors)

Compare: 包丁(ほうちょう) (kitchen knife)

Compare: 小刀(こがたな) (small knife)

Related: カッターナイフ (utility knife)

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Added 2026.4.18 19:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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