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爪楊枝つまようじ (tsumayouji)

toothpick

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Meaning

爪楊枝 (つまようじ, tsumayouji) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “toothpick”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

私わたしの母ははは食事しょくじの後あとはいつでもつまようじを使つかいます

After eating, my mother always cleans her teeth with a toothpick.

-4~5粒程度を爪楊枝に刺して具とする。

Four to five nuts are skewered with toothpicks to be used as ingredients.

爪楊枝本体2と、指挿入用孔3とを備える。

The toothpick comprises a toothpick body 2 and a finger insertion hole 3.

ダイコンまたはネギと一緒に爪楊枝で刺して食べられる事が多い。

It is often eaten pierced with a toothpick together with daikon radish or green onion.

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