The Boning knife is specialized for the task of deboning meat (separating meat from the bone). In Japan, the triangular version is often called a Honesuki, and it is built to be robust enough for disassembly work.

肉から骨を削ぎ落とす「骨引き（解体）」作業に特化した包丁です。「ボーニングナイフ（Boning knife）」と呼ばれています。