WORD DETAIL
串刺し
くしざし
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
串刺し(くしざし) can mean skewering ingredients or the resulting skewered food.串刺しにしてis preparation;果物の串刺しis a finished item. - Basic usage: Vegetables are skewered before grilling; a fruit skewer is purchased at a festival stall.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Act of skewering and prepared food sold on a skewer
にしてcreates a processed state for the ingredients;のidentifies the kind of skewer made from fruit. The action and its result occupy different grammatical roles.

