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：2026/01/03
串
Hiragana
くし
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
物を刺して通すために用いる細長い棒。焼き鳥や団子などを刺す竹や金属などの棒。 / 神道で、玉串・榊の枝など、祭祀に用いる供物を刺して供えるための道具や、その枝そのものを指すことがある。 / 幕を張る際に用いる柱状の支え。幕串の略。 / ろうそくの芯。火を灯すためにろうそくの中央に通した糸や綿の部分。
Easy Japanese Meaning
たべものをさすほそいぼう。しんとうのおそなえのえだや、まくのはしら、ろうそくのしんのいみもある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
穿刺食物用的签子或烤叉 / （神道）“玉串”的简称，供奉用的榊枝 / 蜡烛的灯芯
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
用來穿串食物的籤或烤叉 / （神道）玉串的省稱，指供奉用的榊樹枝 / 蠟燭的芯；燭芯
Korean Meaning
꼬치 / 신토 제례에서 바치는 사카키 가지(타마구시) / 초의 심지
Vietnamese Meaning
que xiên (xiên nướng) / (Thần đạo) cành sakaki dâng lễ / cọc để treo màn/rèm
Tagalog Meaning
patpat na pangtuhog (pang-ihaw) / (Shinto) sanga ng sakaki na iniaalay / mitsa ng kandila
Sense（1）
a skewer, spit
Sense（2）
(Shinto) Short for 玉串 (tamagushi): a branch of a 榊 (sakaki) tree used as a Shinto offering
Sense（3）
Short for 幕串 (makugushi): a post used to hang a curtain
Sense（4）
a candle's wick
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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a skewer, spit / (Shinto) Short for 玉串 (tamagushi): a branch of a 榊 (sakaki) tree used as a Shinto offering / Short for 幕串 (makugushi): a post used to hang a curtain / a candle's wick
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串
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Yakitori is skewered and grilled.
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焼き鳥は串に刺して焼かれます。
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