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ようじ
Meanings
Noun
1. toothpick
2. skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony)
3. toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
Alt. forms
楊
よう
枝
じ
84%
楊
よう
子
じ
13%
ヨウジ
2%
揚
よう
枝
じ
ようじ
Pitch accent
よ
うじ
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
つま
ようじ
toothpick
たか
ようじ
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
糸
いと
ようじ
dental floss
ふさ
ようじ
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
高
たか
ようじ
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
こ
ようじ
toothpick
いと
ようじ
dental floss
はみがき
ようじ
toothbrush
ようじ
うお
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)