菜箸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菜	箸
さい Grade: 4	はし > ばし Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
菜ばし

菜箸: long chopsticks (below), with smaller 箸(はし) (hashi) (above)

Etymology

Compound of 菜(さい) (sai, “vegetables; side dish”) + 箸(はし) (hashi, “chopsticks”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいばし [sàíbáꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
(Tokyo) さいばし [sàíbáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠iba̠ɕi]

Noun

菜(さい)箸(ばし) • (saibashi) ^{←さいばし (saibasi)^?} (counter 膳)

long chopsticks, as those used for cooking or serving food

Synonyms

(used for serving food): 取(と)り箸(ばし) (toribashi)

References

Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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