箸(はし)

はし
noun
chopsticks
1. chopsticks
A pair of sticks used for eating in Japan and other Asian countries.
箸(はし)を使(つか)う。
To use chopsticks.
割(わ)り箸(ばし)をください。
Please give me disposable chopsticks.
箸(はし)を使(つか)って食(た)べてください。
Please eat using chopsticks.
箸(はし)の使(つか)い方(かた)がわかりますか。
Do you know how to use chopsticks?
日本(にほん)ではご飯(はん)を箸(はし)の中(なか)に立(た)てることはマナー違反(いはん)とされています。
In Japan, sticking chopsticks upright in rice is considered a breach of etiquette.

箸(はし) are the essential eating utensils in Japan. お箸(はし) is the polite form.

TYPES:

  • 割(わ)り箸(ばし): disposable wooden chopsticks
  • 塗(ぬ)り箸(ばし): lacquered chopsticks
  • マイ箸(はし): personal chopsticks (brought from home)

ETIQUETTE:

  • Never stick 箸(はし) upright in rice (associated with funerals)
  • Don't pass food chopstick-to-chopstick (also funeral-related)
  • Don't point with 箸(はし)
  • Rest 箸(はし) on the 箸置(はしお)き (chopstick rest)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

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Added 2026.1.7 21:24 · Revised 2026.2.22 12:25
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