Word details

箸渡し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 箸渡し.

Dictionary

Entry

箸渡しはしわたしNounFreq #212897
1

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chopsticks

15 strokesFrequency 2,156Grade 8

On

チョチャク

Kun

はし

transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

12 strokesFrequency 446JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

わた.る-わた.るわた.す

Nanori

たりわたなわたらわたり

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