箸 means “chopsticks”

はし · hashi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チョ, チャク

Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

Bamboo (竹) above, a person reaching for something: 箸 connects hand to food in the most elegant way. In Japan, children learn proper 箸 etiquette before they learn to write.

Used in お箸 (ohashi, chopsticks, polite) and 箸置き (hashioki, chopstick rest)

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