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箸 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「竹」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
On
チョ・チャクちょ・ちゃく · cho · chaku
Kun
はしhashi
Meaning
chopsticks

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Bamboo plus a phonetic element: the bamboo implements used for eating — chopsticks.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunはしhashi箸はし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 箸はし

    chopsticks

  • 割り箸わりばし

    disposable chopsticks

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

子(こ)どもに箸(はし)の使(つか)い方(かた)を教(おし)えた。

I taught the child how to use chopsticks.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

割り箸箸割to div…箋slip…籠basket竹bamboo竺thick竿pole佇to sta…杼a shut…苧ramie迢far of…竚to sta…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 竹Map of reading チョAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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