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Kanji Detail for 箸 - "chopsticks"

箸

  • Meaning

    箸 means "chopsticks." Also associated with clear, remarkable.

    1. Chopsticks - Utensils for picking up food.

    2. Clear - Obvious; evident.

    3. Remarkable - Notable; conspicuous.

    4. To write - To compose; to author.

    5. To wear - To put on; to don.

    6. To stick - To adhere; to cling.

  • Words using 箸

    • 割り箸 わりばし Listen dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

  • Four-character idioms with 箸

    • 象箸玉杯 ぞうちょぎょくはい Listen living a lavish lifestyle

  • Tattoo check: 箸

    • Verified meaning: chopsticks
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ちょう, とし, はし, はじむ)
    • Also carries these associations: clear, remarkable

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 箸

    Surnames 箸(ちょう)Listen 箸(とし)Listen 箸(はし)Listen 箸(はじむ)Listen 箸(はじめ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chopsticks

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    chopsticks

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 箸[zhu4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    chopsticks

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A dining implement. Commonly called 筷 (chopsticks). | Same as 著. The 著 of writing is also written as 箸.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chaku(チャク) チャク

    cho(チョ) チョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hashi(はし) はし

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    chopsticks clear remarkable to stick to wear to write pair dining etiquette food grip hold notable

Sentences including 箸

  • I'm not very good with chopsticks.

  • He can use chopsticks.

  • I eat sushi with chopsticks.

  • Do you know how to use chopsticks?

  • Do you know how to use chopsticks?

  • I hold chopsticks in my left hand.

  • Tom can't eat with chopsticks.

  • How do I use chopsticks?

  • The boy tried eating with chopsticks.

  • There are some chopsticks on the table.

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