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    3. 握り箸

    握り箸

    握にぎり​箸ばし

    grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

    NTNounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab29 strokes

    にぎりばし

    Noun

    1.
    grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)

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    Characters that make up this word

    握
    にぎ.る…(1)
    grip・hold・mould sushi・bribe
    Kanji
    箸
    はし…(2)
    chopsticks
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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