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串 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「丨」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「丨」
On
カン・ケン・センかん・けん・せん · kan · ken · sen
Kun
くし・つらぬ.くkushi · tsuranu.ku
Meaning
skewer

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunくしkushi串刺しくしざし串焼きくしやき

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

More words with this kanji

  • 玉串たまぐし

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

屋台(やたい)で串焼(くしや)きを買(か)って食(た)べた。

I bought grilled skewers at a food stall.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

串刺し串焼き串刺pierce焼burn丫fork中middle丱child'…拳fist斬cut腺gland煎roast羨envy
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Compound

Radical

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