JAPANESE CULTURE
I Like Japanese Table Manners Words
嫌い箸_(Yomigana : きらいばし ; Romaji : kiraibashi) : undesirable use of chopsticks
忌み箸_(Yomigana : いみばし ; Romaji : imibashi) : Refer kiraibashi
禁じ箸_(Yomigana : きんじばし ; Romaji : kinjibashi) : Refer kiraibashi
持ち箸_(Yomigana : もちばし ; Romaji : mochibashi) : holding one’s chopsticks in one hand and a bowl or plate in the other hand
受け箸_(Yomigana : うけばし ; Romaji : ukebashi) : having chopsticks in one’s hand when asking for another helping
こじ箸_(Yomigana : こじばし; Romaji : kojibashi) : stirring the contents of a dish with one’s chopsticks looking for what you want
落とし箸_(Yomigana : おとしばし ; Romaji : otoshibashi) : dropping one’s chopsticks on the floor during a meal
横箸_(Yomigana : よこばし; Romaji : yokobashi) : using chopsticks as if they were a spoon to scoop up food
かき箸_(Yomigana : かきばし; Romaji : kakibashi) : placing one’s mouth on the edge of one’s bowl to bolt food down using one’s chopsticks
洗い箸_(Yomigana : あらいばし; Romaji : araibashi) : cleaning one’s chopsticks with liquid from a bowl or cup on the table
直箸_(Yomigana : じかばし; Romaji : jikabashi) : using one’s own chopsticks to take food from a shared plate
膳ごし_(Yomigana : ぜんごし; Romaji : zengoji) : using one’s chopsticks to reach the food on the other side of the table
涙箸_(Yomigana : なみだばし; Romaji : namidabashi) : letting liquid drip onto the table from the end of one’s chopsticks
渡り箸_(Yomigana : わたりばし ; Romaji : wataribashi) : placing one’s chopsticks on top of a plate or bowl during the meal (chopsticks should be placed on a chopstick stand)
箸渡_(Yomigana : りわたりばし; Romaji : hashiwatari) : passing food from one’s chopsticks to another person’s chopsticks
二人箸_(Yomigana : ふたりばし; Romaji : futaribashi) : Refer hashiwatari
あわせ箸_(Yomigana : あわせばし; Romaji : awasebashi) : Refer hashiwatari
そら箸_(Yomigana : そらばし; Romaji : sorabashi) : touching food from a shared plate with one’s chopsticks without taking anything from the plate
移り箸_(Yomigana : うつりばし; Romaji : utsuribashi) : waving one’s chopsticks over the food on the table while deciding which food to take
迷い箸_(Yomigana : まよいばし ; Romaji : mayoibashi) : Refer utsuribashi
にぎり箸_(Yomigana : にぎりばし; Romaji : nigiribashi) : gripping one’s chopsticks together as if gripping a stick
刺し箸_(Yomigana : さしばし; Romaji : sashibashi) : stabbing food with the end of one’s chopsticks
なまじ箸_(Yomigana : なまじばし; Romaji : namajibashi) : Refer mayoibashi
指し箸_(Yomigana : さしばし; Romaji : sashibashi) : pointing at someone at the table with one’s chopsticks
たて箸_(Yomigana : さしばし; Romaji : tatebashi) : standing one’s chopsticks upright in a bowl of rice
探り箸_(Yomigana : さぐりばし; Romaji : saguri bashi) : using one’s chopsticks to find what you want to eat from a bowl or pot
かみ箸_(Yomigana : かみばし; Romaji : kamibashi) : licking one’s chopsticks
違い箸_(Yomigana : ちがいばし; Romaji : chigaibashi) : using mismatched chopsticks, for example, one wooden chopstick and one bamboo chopstick
よせ箸_(Yomigana : よせばし; Romaji : yosebashi) : using one’s chopsticks to draw the food on the table towards you
ねぶり箸_(Yomigana : ねぶりばし; Romaji : neburibashi) : licking food off the end of one’s chopsticks
振り箸_(Yomigana : ふりばし; Romaji : furibashi) : shaking off soup etc. from the end of one’s chopsticks
たたき箸_(Yomigana : たたきばし; Romaji : tatakibashi) : tapping one’s chopsticks on the table to get the attention of a server
もぎ箸_(Yomigana : もぎばし; Romaji : mogibashi) : picking away at grains of rice etc. stuck to the end of one’s chopsticks
くわえ箸_(Yomigana : かきばし; Romaji : kuwaebashi) : holding a bowl in one’s hands with one’s chopsticks in one’s mouth
せせり箸_(Yomigana : せせりばし; Romaji : seseribashi) : using one’s chopsticks as if it were a toothpick to remove food from one’s teeth
ようじ箸_(Yomigana : すっぽんじたて; Romaji : yōjibashi) : Refer seseribashi
ちぎり箸_(Yomigana : ちぎりばし; Romaji : chigiribashi) : holding one chopstick in one hand and the other chopstick in the other to cut food as if they were a knife and fork