さじ・匙・匕saji[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounspoon
- SynonymスプーンNeutralKatakana loanword, neutral in register; the default word for a Western-style eating spoon — soup, coffee, dessert. The native 匙 now survives mainly in compounds and set phrases rather than for table spoons.
For an ordinary Western table spoon in everyday speech, use スプーン; the native 匙 now appears mostly in compounds for measuring or medicine spoons and in set phrases.
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