漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general7 strokesRadical
On
カン・ケン・セン
Kun
くし・つらぬ.く
Meaning
skewer

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of things run through on a vertical rod: a skewer.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

くし串刺し・串焼き

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 串焼きくしやき

    grilled skewers

  • 串刺しくしざし

    skewering

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

屋台で串焼きを買って食べた。

I bought grilled skewers at a food stall.

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