This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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くし
spit; skewer
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串刺し

串刺
くしざし
skewer; spit; skewering
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串揚げ

くしあげ
fried vegetables and meat on skewer
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串焼き

串焼
くしやき
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
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冗談

戯談、串戯、串戲
じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん
jest; joke; funny story
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焼き串

焼串
やきぐし
skewer; spit
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玉串

玉籤、玉ぐし
たまぐし、たまくし
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
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串柿

くしがき
dried persimmons on a skewer
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串カツ

くしカツ
fried pork and negi on skewers
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金串

かなぐし
metal spit; metal skewer