Word Detail

The Japanese word お箸お箸 refers to chopsticks, the eating utensils used in Japan. They are typically made of wood, bamboo, plastic, or sometimes metal. お箸お箸 are used to pick up and eat food.

⚫︎お箸お箸でご飯を食べます。 Translation: I eat rice with chopsticks. ⚫︎お箸お箸を上手に使ってください。 Translation: Please use your chopsticks skillfully. ⚫︎ テーブルにお箸お箸が置いてあります。 Translation: Chopsticks are placed on the table.

⚫︎You would use お箸お箸 when referring to chopsticks in general. ⚫︎You'd use it at a restaurant, at home, or anywhere that Japanese food is served or eaten with chopsticks. ⚫︎It's important to know the proper etiquette for using お箸お箸, such as not sticking them upright in a bowl of rice (which is associated with funerals).

⚫︎The word お箸お箸 is written in hiragana as おはし. ⚫︎The kanji is 箸 and can be preceded by the honorific prefix お to create お箸お箸. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard and doesn't have variations.

There are no direct synonyms, as お箸お箸 specifically refers to chopsticks.

There are no direct antonyms, but you could consider other eating utensils like fork フォーク or spoon スプーン.

食事の前に、必ず《お箸お箸を準備します。》 ・Translation: Before a meal, I always prepare chopsticks. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of getting the chopsticks ready before eating.

この《お箸お箸、使いやすいですね！》 ・Translation: These chopsticks are easy to use! ・Explanation: This sentence expresses an opinion on the ease of use of the chopsticks.

The word 箸 (hashi) itself means "chopsticks". The honorific prefix お (o) is added to make it more polite and common in everyday speech. The origin is unknown.