Keyword
chopsticks
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1348
Readings
はし
(86%)
ばし
(13%)
Composed of
bamboo
someone
Used in vocabulary (75 in total)
chopsticks
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to eat a lot; appetizing
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
chopstick rest
chopstick usage
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented
chopstick case
chopsticks made of cedar
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish
lacquered chopsticks
single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral
skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
bamboo chopsticks
taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn; two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time; passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another (a breach of etiquette); two people picking up the same piece of food with chopsticks at the same time
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens); (lit.) age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing
taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette)
hopeless; unmanageable; incorrigible
drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
chopstick rest
using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)
thick chopsticks with both ends equally thin
licking one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
chopstick rest
passing food from one person's chopsticks to another's (a breach of etiquette)
touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)
things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)
sticking chopsticks upright into a bowl of rice (a breach of etiquette)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens); (lit.) age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing
chopstick rest
spoon and chopsticks
type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
licking one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
sticking chopsticks upright into a bowl of rice (a breach of etiquette)
using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)
weaning ceremony
poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
dripping liquid (soup, sauce, etc.) from the tips of one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)
holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)
resting one's chopsticks across the top of one's bowl (a breach of etiquette)
aligning one's chopsticks by tapping them on the table, a dish, etc. (a breach of etiquette)
chopstick rest
things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
clasping chopsticks between one's hands as in a gesture of prayer (a breach of etiquette)
joining both chopsticks together and using them as a spoon (breach of chopstick etiquette)
using two different chopsticks together (a breach of etiquette)
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
incense chopsticks
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
chopstick paper wrapper; paper sheath for chopsticks
cylindrical chopsticks container
pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
Examples (26 in total)
I'm not very good with chopsticks.
Is it difficult to eat with chopsticks?
Excuse me, I dropped my chopsticks.