Meaning

Primary

Splittable Chopsticks

Alternative

Splittable Wood Chopsticks

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Divideable chopsticks are chopsticks you can split apart. They are splittable chopsticks, almost always made from wood of some kind.

Reading

わりばし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 割る and put together. Be careful of the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

日本の首相を歓迎するために、通りは割り箸で飾られました。

The streets were decorated with chopsticks to welcome the Japanese prime minister.

Kanji Composition