まど
惑
　
い
ばし
箸

noun

  1. hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まど
惑
　
い
ばし
箸
 惑い箸 まどいばし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beguile, delusion, perplexity
ワク　まど.う (7th, N1)
some, one, or
あるい　ワク　コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
chopsticks
はし　チョ　チャク (11th)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)