also: よこくし
horizontal skewering; skewer with meat skewered horizontally
Refers to the cooking technique of skewering food horizontally, or the skewer itself used in that manner. Common in yakitori contexts.
At the yakitori shop, I ordered meat skewered on a horizontal skewer.
cross-sector coordination; horizontal integration
Idiomatic business term for linking or coordinating across separate departments, divisions, or organizations. Often used in phrases like 横串を通す (to coordinate horizontally).
Cross-departmental coordination is necessary for the project's success.
He plays a role in facilitating horizontal integration within the organization.
federated search; cross-database search
Standard kanji spelling. The reading よこぐし is more common than よこくし.
Alternate reading; よこぐし is preferred.
Compound of 横 (horizontal) and 串 (skewer). The business sense is a metaphorical extension of the cooking term, likening cross-departmental coordination to a skewer piercing horizontally through separate pieces.