Meanings
Readings
Common Words
joke; jest; funny story
skewering; skewered food
piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
Food, cooking
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
Shinto
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)
Food, cooking
kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
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