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箸

English translation: chopstick(s)

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Japanese term or phrase:箸 (hashi)
English translation:chopstick(s)
Entered by: Bart B. Van Bockstaele

13:42 Oct 28, 2004
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / eating
Japanese term or phrase: 箸
how I said "chopstick" in the real meaning in japanese, I think it's "ashi" but i'm not sure.
Matan
hashi
Explanation:
箸 stands indeed for chopsticks. In roumaji, it is written and pronounced hashi.
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Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Canada
Local time: 21:08
Grading comment
Thanks!!
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5 +7hashi
Bart B. Van Bockstaele


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
箸
hashi


Explanation:
箸 stands indeed for chopsticks. In roumaji, it is written and pronounced hashi.

Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Canada
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
Grading comment
Thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peishun CHIANG: This is it. Or you can add "o"(ohashi) for a plite way.
16 mins
  -> Thank you. It would indeed be politer to say ohashi. In that case, it would be written as お箸, 御箸, or おはし。
agree  toba: Definitely!
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  gulser (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Andreas Yan
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Kurt Hammond: yes, it is unusual to ever really use just 箸
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kurt.
agree  Valentina Matone
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Valentina.
agree  Mumu Watanabe (X)
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kurumi
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