This traditional Japanese Yanagi Sashimi knife is designed for slicing fresh fish and meat fillets. Unlike fillet kitchen knives, slicers, this has a straight-pointed dagger-shaped blade with one-sided (standard right-handed) sharpening and a clearly defined edge of the descent. The knife has an elongated narrow shank that allows you to partially hold the knife by the blade for extra control, and the size of the blade allows you to make a neat cut in one motion.