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Miyabis and shuns are extremely thin and have to be really taken care of otherwise they will chip. The steel they use to make these are more brittle than German steel knives. The brittler steel is useful since it can get much sharper and hold it's edge longer than a softer steel. But the tradeoff is the chipping

Henckels, wusthof, and other German steel will be more suited to a non professional cook. As they are thicker and made with softer steel so they will be more inclined to bend than chip if you happen to cut wrong. Once bent they can easily be honed back to shape with a honing steel