串焼き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
串	焼
くし Grade: S	や Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
串燒き (kyūjitai) 串焼

Assorted 串(くし)焼(や)き (kushiyaki), including chicken skin, yamaimo (Japanese mountain yam), and shishito peppers

Etymology

Compound of 串(くし) (kushi, “skewer”) + 焼(や)き (yaki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)く (yaku, “grill, fry”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くしやき [kùshíyákí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝɕija̠kʲi]

Noun

串(くし)焼(や)き • (kushiyaki) 

1. kushiyaki, a dish consisting of pieces of meat, vegetables, or other food grilled on skewers, similar to shish kebab
   • 2017, Hiroshi Satake, Eigo de omotenashi, tachigui, tachinomi [Japanese hospitality in English, eating and drinking while standing]‎^[1], 2: 焼き鳥 Grilled meat on skewers:

     こちらは日(に)本(ほん)で最(もっと)も安(やす)い串(くし)焼(や)き店(てん)のひとつです。串(くし)焼(や)き１(いっ)本(ぽん)は各(かく )70(ななじゅう)円(えん)ですが、にんにく串(くし)だけは100(ひゃく)円(えん)です。 […] 鶏(にわ)鳥(とり)を串(くし)で焼(や)いたものは、焼(や)き鳥(とり)とも言(い)われており串(くし)焼(や)きの一(いっ)種(しゅ)です。

     Kochira wa Nihon de mottomo yasui kushiyaki ten no hitotsu desu. Kushiyaki ippon wa kaku nanajū-en desu ga, ninniku kushi dake wa hyaku-en desu. […] Niwatori o kushi de yaita mono wa, yakitori to mo iwareteori kushiyaki no isshu desu.

     This is one of the most inexpensive kushiyaki shops in Japan. Each skewer of grilled meat costs 70 yen, but a skewer of garlic only costs 100 yen. […] Grilled chicken on a skewer is also called yakitori, which is a type of kushiyaki as well.