Definition of 箸渡し (はしわたし)

はしわた

箸渡し

はしわたし

hashiwatashi

noun
1.
passing a bone fragment from one pair of chopsticks to another while placing the remains of the deceased in a funerary urn, two people picking up the same bone fragment with chopsticks at the same time
2.
passing food from one pair of chopsticks to another (a breach of etiquette), two people picking up the same piece of food with chopsticks at the same time
See also:拾い箸
Related Kanji
chopsticks
transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate