箸

• 読み: はし
• ローマ字: hashi
• 漢字の分解: 箸 (hashi/cho) — chopsticks (竹 radical indicates bamboo material)
• 発音: /ha.ɕi/

意味

Chopsticks. The primary eating utensil in Japanese cuisine.

An essential part of Japanese dining culture with specific etiquette rules. For example, sticking chopsticks upright in rice (立て箸) is taboo as it resembles funeral rites. Polite form is お箸 (ohashi). Children learn to use chopsticks from a young age.

例文

1. 箸を使って食べましょう。
2. 箸の持ち方を教えてください。
3. お箸を二膳ください。

使い方ガイド

場面: meals, restaurants, home

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 箸 contains the bamboo radical 竹, reflecting that chopsticks were traditionally made from bamboo.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal