# 箸 — chopsticks

箸 means “chopsticks”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes.  Kun'yomi: はし (hashi). You'll see it in words such as 箸 (hashi, “chopsticks”).

- Meaning: chopsticks
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: はし (hashi)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 2

## How to remember 箸

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 者 someone

## Words with 箸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 箸 | はし (hashi) | chopsticks |

## Don't confuse it with

[簡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/brief/) · [暑](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hot-weather/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 2” set

[滋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nourishing/) · [辛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spicy/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/) · [鍋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pot/) · [丼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-bowl/) · [餅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-cake/) · [箸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chopsticks/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chopsticks/. Last updated 2026-11-01.