Chopsticks in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA pair of thin sticks held in one hand, used in East Asian meals to pick up food.

Definition in Japanese食べ物をはさむ、二本の細い棒。

Example sentences

• 箸(はし)の持(も)つとこ、先(さき)に近(ちか)すぎるよ。手(て)をもうちょっと上(うえ)にずらして。🔊

  You're holding the chopsticks too close to the tips, slide your hand up a bit.

• 昨日の夜(きのうのよる)お寿司屋(すしや)さんで、10分(じゅっぷん)で箸(はし)をあきらめて、フォークを頼(たの)んじゃった。🔊

  At the sushi place last night I gave up on the chopsticks after ten minutes and asked for a fork.

• この箸(はし)、割(わ)ってもらえる？自分(じぶん)でやるといつも斜(なな)めに割(わ)れちゃうんだよね。🔊

  Can you pull these chopsticks apart for me? They always split crooked when I do it.

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