Moto 串: Spit; SkewerKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン、ケン、セン
- Kun'yomi
- くし、つらぬ(く)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 26 in the dictionary
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 串くしspit; skewer
- 串カツくしカツkushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 串刺くしざしskewer; spit
- 串刺しくしざしskewer; spit
- 串団子くしだんごskewered dango
- 串揚げくしあげkushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 串柿くしがきdried persimmons on a skewer
- 串焼きくしやきgrilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
- 太玉串ふとたまぐしbranch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)
- 幣串へいぐしstaff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
- 横串よこくしcrossing boundaries (structural, organizational, etc.)
- 焼き串やきぐしskewer; spit
- 牛串ぎゅうくしskewered beef
- 玉串たまぐしbranch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)
- 玉串奉奠たまぐしほうてんreverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
- 玉串料たまぐしりょうcash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods
- 目串めぐしsuspicions; guess
- 竹串たけぐしbamboo skewer
- 金串かなぐしmetal spit; metal skewer
Other readings
- 串かつくしカツkushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 串戯じょうだんjest; joke
- 串戲じょうだんjest; joke
- 串揚くしあげkushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
- 串焼くしやきgrilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
- 焼串やきぐしskewer; spit
- 祓串はらえぐしtamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies
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