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Santoku

kitchen knife originating in Japan
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Santoku

Summary

Santoku ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Santoku is a type of Japanese kitchen knife[2].
  • Santoku's Commons category is recorded as Santoku knives[3].
  • Santoku's country of origin is recorded as Japan[4].

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Definition and Type

Santoku is a type of Japanese kitchen knife[2].

Why It Matters

Santoku ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month).[1] Santoku has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] Santoku is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Japan

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Santoku. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/santoku
MLA “Santoku.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/santoku.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_santoku_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Santoku}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/santoku}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 22d ago · Frank Schulenburg · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Dexter-Russel santoku.JPG
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 180mm Ashi Ginga Carbon Steel Santoku (2026)-104A8749.jpg"
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