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箸 – chopsticks
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The kanji 箸 means chopsticks. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョ、チャク (cho, chaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はし (hashi). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 竹 (no. 118).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チョ | cho |
| On’yomi | チャク | chaku |
| Kun’yomi | はし | hashi |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 竹 (Kangxi radical 118). Components: 竹・日・老・乞.
Words using 箸
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.