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木べら (きべら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

木きべら

Meanings

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noun

wooden spatula

A flat wooden utensil used in cooking, often for stirring, flipping, or serving.

木きべらで卵たまごをかき混まぜる。
I stir the eggs with a wooden spatula.
焦こげ付つき防ぼう止しのため、木きべらを使つかってください。
Please use a wooden spatula to prevent sticking.

Written forms

木きべらUsage73%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
木きベラUsage26%
Katakana variant of the second part, sometimes seen in cookware contexts.
木き箆べらUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 箆; not commonly used.

Kanji

木tree, wood
箆spatula, arrow shaft

Similar words

しゃもじ
しゃもじ is a rice paddle, typically wider and used for serving rice, while 木べら is a general-purpose wooden spatula for cooking.
フライ返がえし
フライ返し is a turner/spatula, often metal or plastic, used for flipping food; 木べら is specifically wooden and used for gentler tasks.

Etymology

Compound of 木 (ki, 'wood') and 箆 (hera, 'spatula'), with the second element often written in kana.