箸

chopsticks

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2156.

Readings

• はし (kun reading): 箸 (はし) chopsticks; 割り箸 (わりばし) dispensable chopsticks
• チョ (on reading): 匕箸 (ひちょ) spoon and chopsticks; 象箸玉杯 (ぞうちょぎょくはい) living a lavish lifestyle
• チャク (on reading)

Components

• 竹
• 者
• 乞 radical beg
• 日 radical sun; day
• ⺹ radical old, top form of 老
• 竹 radical bamboo

Words using 箸

• 箸 (はし) chopsticks
• 割り箸 (わりばし) dispensable chopsticks
• 箸休め (はしやすめ) entremets
• 菜箸 (さいばし) long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
• 火箸 (ひばし) long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier)
• 匕箸 (ひちょ) spoon and chopsticks
• 象箸玉杯 (ぞうちょぎょくはい) living a lavish lifestyle
• 火箸 (こじ) tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)

68 words in all.

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