A Hori-Hori, sometimes referred to as a "soil knife" or a "weeding knife", is a heavy serrated multi-purpose steel blade for gardening jobs such as digging or cutting. The blade is sharp on both sides and comes to a semi-sharp point at the end. The word “Hori” (ホリ) means "to dig" in Japanese and "hori-hori" is the onomatopoeia for a digging sound. The tool itself is commonly referred to as a レジャーナイフ, "leisure knife" or a 山菜ナイフ, "Sansai(=Mountain-vegetable)knife" in Japan.