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    3. 探り箸

    探り箸

    探さぐり​箸ばし

    using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)

    NTNounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    さぐりばし

    Noun

    1.
    using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)

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    Characters that make up this word

    探
    さぐ.る・さが.す…(1)
    grope・search・look for
    Kanji
    箸
    はし…(2)
    chopsticks
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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