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    空箸

    空そら箸ばし

    touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)

    NTNounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    そらばし

    Noun

    1.
    touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it (a breach of etiquette)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    箸
    はし…(2)
    chopsticks
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