箸渡し

はしわたし

Meanings

1. Noun passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn; two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time
2. passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another (a breach of etiquette); two people picking up the same piece of food with chopsticks at the same time See also: 拾い箸 (ひろいばし).

Kanji

• 箸 chopsticks. Read as はし.
• 渡 cross. Read as わたる.

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