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串

spit
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingカン、ケン、セン
Kun readingくし、つらぬ.く
JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. spit
  2. skewer
  3. shish kebabRtK

Radicals and components

Radical丨line
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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kebab · in · stick (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 649

Compound words

横串よこぐし
crossing boundaries
串柿くしがき
dried persimmons on a skewer
串戯じょうだん
joke
串焼くしやき
grilling on a skewer
串揚くしあげ
kushiage
竹串たけぐし
bamboo skewer
串カツくしカツ
kushikatsu
串かつくしカツ
kushikatsu
串やきくしやき
grilling on a skewer
串焼きくしやき
grilling on a skewer
串揚げくしあげ
kushiage
焼き串やきぐし
skewer
玉串奉奠たまぐしほうてん
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 串

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step