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])
• (Tokyo) さいばし [sàíbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠iba̠ɕi]

Noun

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

1. long chopsticks, as those used for cooking or serving food

Synonyms

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