Kanji串
Readingぐし
Frequency6%
Used in (16 in total)
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)
bamboo skewer
skewer; spit
metal spit; metal skewer
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
tamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
suspicions; guess
staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
fish skewer; skewered fish
wooden target holder (in archery)
wooden target holder (in archery)
skewering horizontally (e.g. fish); skewer with meat skewered on horizontally; coordination across separate sectors (of an organization, division, etc.); cross-boundary linkage; horizontal integration
curtain pillar; curtain stake
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering)