jessica_momof6
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Hi - Absolute correctness is Santoku, but Santuko is accepted as it has been mis-translated for so many year. I had lunch with the shop owner next door just now ( he sells knives at his HW store ) and he confirmed by showing me the Japanese characters in Hiragana. You will see it both ways when translated to Roma-ji. If you are shopping in Japan where they don't speak English it is best to pronounce Santoku when asking about the knives.
so either way is truly acceptable.