Word Meaning 渡り箸

わたりばし wataribashi

渡り箸 is read as わたりばし (wataribashi) and means using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette).

Meaning

English

using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)

Reading

Kana

わたりばし

Romaji

wataribashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 164372 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渡し箸

わたしばし

resting one's chopsticks across the top of one's bowl (a breach of etiquette)

箸渡し

はしわたし

passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn

渡す

わたす

to lay across

渡り

わたり

connection

渡る

わたる

to cross over

渡来

とらい

visit (from abroad)

渡し船

わたしぶね

ferry

渡航

とこう

voyage

渡し

わたし

delivery

渡り鳥

わたりどり

migratory bird

渡米

とべい

going to the United States

渡仏

とふつ

going to France