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How to say 'Chopsticks' in Japanese | 割り箸

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The Japanese word for Chopsticks is 'Waribashi', written as 割り箸 in Japanese.'Chopsticks' in hiragana is わりばし.

    word

    割り箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

    Reading

    わりばし

    waribashi

    Kanji

    割Divide, Split 箸Chopsticks

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '割り箸 (わりばし)' refers to disposable wooden chopsticks that are typically used in Japanese cuisine. These chopsticks are made from a single piece of wood that is partially split down the middle, allowing the user to easily separate them into two individual chopsticks. They are commonly found in restaurants, bento boxes, and for takeout meals. Example sentences: Please use these disposable chopsticks「この割り箸を使ってください」(このわりばしをつかってください). The restaurant provides disposable chopsticks「そのレストランは割り箸を提供します」(そのレストランはわりばしをていきょうします).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    10

    Frequency

    7452

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 割り箸

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    割

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

  • kanji

    箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

Hiragana in the Word 割り箸

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 割り箸 Through the Kanji 割

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    割り算

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    割

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    割る

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    割れる

    Meaning

    Break

Words Related to 割り箸 Through the Kanji 箸

This Word contains the Kanji 箸 as well.

  • word

    箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

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'Waribashi' means 'Chopsticks' .

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