箸はし立たて

noun

chopstick rest; chopstick stand

A small stand or rest on which to place chopsticks, especially when not in use during a meal.

• 箸はし立たてに箸はしを置おく。

  I place the chopsticks on the chopstick rest.

noun

weaning ceremony; first meal ceremony

Refers to a traditional Japanese ceremony (often 食い初め) where a baby is symbolically fed for the first time; 箸立て can be used to refer to the chopsticks used in this ritual, or by extension the ceremony itself.

See also: 食い初め

• 箸はし立たての儀ぎ式しきでは、赤あかちゃんに初はじめて箸はしを使つかわせる。

  In the weaning ceremony, the baby is made to use chopsticks for the first time.