noun
skewering; skewered food
Refers to the act of skewering food or to food on a skewer. Common in cooking contexts.
焼き鳥は串刺しにして焼く。
Yakitori is grilled on skewers.
パーティーで串刺しのフルーツを出した。
We served skewered fruit at the party.
noun
piercing; impaling; running through
Used for violent piercing with a weapon, often implying killing. Can be literal or figurative.
敵を槍で串刺しにした。
He impaled the enemy with a spear.
その言葉は彼の心を串刺しにした。
Those words pierced his heart.
Compound of 串 (kushi, 'skewer') and 刺し (sashi, 'piercing', from 刺す). The literal meaning is 'skewer-piercing'.