Word Meaning 高楊枝

たかようじ takayouji

高楊枝 is read as たかようじ (takayouji) and means leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick.

Meaning

English

  1. leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

Reading

Kana

たかようじ

Romaji

takayouji

Writing Variants

  • 高楊子 たかようじ takayouji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 132210 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

武士は食わねど高楊枝

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

the samurai glories in honourable poverty

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

小楊枝

こようじ

toothpick

楊枝

ようじ

skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony)

房楊枝

ふさようじ

toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end

糸楊枝

いとようじ

dental floss

歯磨き楊枝

はみがきようじ

toothbrush

高価

こうか

highly priced

高級

こうきゅう

high-ranking

高僧

こうそう

high priest

高嶺

たかね

high peak

高裁

こうさい

High Court

Example Sentences

1

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.