串 - spit, skewer

skewer; spit

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)

mackerel skewer

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

skewered dango

curtain pillar; curtain stake

kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables

kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables

dried persimmons on a skewer

branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering)

cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

wooden target holder (in archery)