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串: skewer

skewer
7 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 3 words here

Readings

On
カン・ケン・セン
Kun
くし・つらぬく

串(くし) "skewer"; 串焼き(くしやき) "grilled skewers", 串カツ(くしかつ) "fried skewers", 串刺し(くしざし); ぐし in 竹串(たけぐし) "bamboo skewer".

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Key words

串くしskewer
串焼きくしやきgrilled skewers
串カツくしかつbreaded fried skewers
竹串たけぐしbamboo skewer
串刺しくしざしimpaling on a skewer

Example sentences

I put the fish on a skewer and grilled it slowly over charcoal.

At a festival stall, I bought freshly grilled skewers and ate them.

I poked it with a bamboo skewer to check whether the cake was baked.

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