割り箸

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
はし > ばし
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
割箸
割りばし
 割り箸 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

() (wari, splitting) + (はし) (hashi, chopstick)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ばし) (waribashi

  1. "splittable chopsticks"; chopsticks in pairs that aren't entirely separated at one end and that can be split when used

Descendants

  • Korean: 와리바시 (waribasi)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN