いっ
ぽん
ばし

noun

  1. single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いっ
ぽん
ばし
一本箸 いっぽんばし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
chopsticks
はし チョ チャク (11th)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)