A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas
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- #Japanese Etiquette
- #Dining Taboos
- #Chopstick Manners
- Agebashi: Raising chopsticks above mouth height.
- Araibashi: Cleaning chopsticks in soup or beverages.
- Awasebashi: Passing food between chopsticks (taboo due to funeral customs).
- Ukebashi: Holding out bowl for more while still holding chopsticks.
- Utsuribashi: Repeatedly eating from the same side dish without alternating.
- Urabashi: Picking up food and putting it back without eating.
- Ogamibashi: Holding chopsticks between hands during prayer (considered rude).
- Oshikomibashi: Pushing food deep into the mouth with chopsticks.
- Otoshibashi: Dropping chopsticks while eating.
- Kaeshibashi: Turning chopsticks around to serve food (avoiding mouth-touched tips).
- Kakibashi: Using chopsticks to push food into the mouth from the dish edge.
- Kamibashi: Biting the chopsticks.
- Kuwaebashi: Taking chopstick tips into the mouth.
- Kojibashi: Picking food from the bottom of the dish.
- Kosuribashi: Rubbing disposable chopsticks together to remove splinters.
- Saguribashi: Stirring food to find something.
- Sashibashi: Stabbing food with chopsticks or pointing at people/things.
- Jikabashi: Using personal chopsticks to take food from a shared dish.
- Sukashibashi: Eating fish by poking between bones instead of removing them.
- Seseribashi: Poking food around repeatedly.
- Soroebashi: Tapping chopsticks to align tips.
- Tatakibashi: Making noise by tapping chopsticks on dishes.
- Tatebashi: Standing chopsticks upright in rice (funeral taboo).
- Chigaibashi: Using mismatched chopsticks (e.g., wood and bamboo).
- Chigiribashi: Using chopsticks like a knife and fork to tear food.
- Chōbukubashi: Placing chopsticks with tips pointing right.
- Namidabashi: Allowing sauce or soup to drip from chopsticks.
- Nigiribashi: Gripping both chopsticks in a fist.
- Neburibashi: Licking chopsticks.
- Hashibashi: Placing chopsticks across a dish to signal finishing.
- Hanebashi: Pushing aside unwanted food with chopsticks.
- Furiagebashi: Raising chopstick tips higher than the back of the hand.
- Furibashi: Shaking off soup or food bits from chopsticks.
- Madoibashi: Hovering chopsticks indecisively over dishes.
- Mawashibashi: Stirring soup with chopsticks.
- Mogikuwae: Holding chopsticks sideways in the mouth while moving dishes.
- Mogibashi: Eating rice grains stuck to chopsticks.
- Mochibashi: Holding chopsticks and a dish in one hand.
- Yōjibashi: Using chopsticks as a toothpick.
- Yokobashi: Scooping food like a spoon with aligned chopsticks.
- Yosebashi: Pulling dishes toward oneself using chopsticks.