# 串 — Skewer

Frequency rank 2240 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 蕎 (Buckwheat), less common than 玩 (Play with).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: くし
- Radical: 丨 Line (Kangxi 2)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

The skewer kanji looks exactly like what it is — a vertical line piercing through two boxes, like a stick skewering two pieces of food.

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