串

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

spit, skewer

Kun'yomi
  • くし
    		spit ②proxy (computer server)
  • つらぬく
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ケン
  • セン

Main Radical

丨(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くし 100.0%

Character Breakdown

spit, skewer
くし　カン　ケン (11th)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Contained In

婁 患

Common Words

くし
串
spit ②proxy (computer server)
くし
串
ざ
刺
　
し
skewering ②piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.)
くし
串
や
焼
　
き
grilling on a skewer
かな
金
ぐし
串
metal spit
くし
串
　
カ
　
ツ
kushikatsu
くし
串
あ
揚
　
げ
kushiage
たけ
竹
ぐし
串
bamboo skewer
ぎゅう
牛
くし
串
skewered beef
くし
串
だん
団
ご
子
skewered dango
まと
的
ぐし
串
wooden target holder (in archery)
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References

Unicode hex code 4E32
JIS X 0208 1-22-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 104
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 30
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4364
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2973
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 603
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 649
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 516
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 80
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1394
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 610
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.13
Four corner code 5000.6