匙

さじ

Also written 匕, しゃじ, かい

Meanings

1. Noun spoon See also: スプーン.

Kanji

• 匙 spoon. Read as さじ.

Example sentences

• 私たちはさじでスープを飲む。
  We eat soup with a spoon.
• 私はその事件ではもう匙を投げた。
  I've given up on that case.

Common phrases

• さじを投げる (さじをなげる) to give up (something as hopeless)

Words containing 匙

• 石匙 (いしさじ) stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
• 灰匙 (はいさじ) ash scoop (tea ceremony)
• 香匙 (こうすくい) incense scoop

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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