串 - spit, skewer

bamboo skewer

metal spit; metal skewer

skewered beef

reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree

skewering (fish, meat, etc.; for the purpose of grilling)

kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables

kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables

dried persimmons on a skewer

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

spit; skewer

suspicions; guess

crossing boundaries (structural, organizational, etc.)