JLPT N5 · Food & drink

箸

はし

chopsticks

Stroke order of 箸

箸 is written with 15 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Bamboo (竹) plus a person (者): bamboo sticks used by people to eat.

Parts: 箸 chopsticks (竹 bamboo + 者)

Example sentence

箸で食べます。

はしでたべます。

I eat with chopsticks.

More words: Food & drink

牛乳milk 卵egg 果物fruit 晩ご飯dinner 豚肉pork お弁当boxed lunch 紅茶black tea 塩salt 砂糖sugar 醤油soy sauce お菓子sweets; snacks 食事meal 皿plate; dish

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