横よこ串ぐし

noun

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.

• 焼やき鳥とり屋やで横よこ串ぐしに刺ささった肉にくを注ちゅう文もんした。

  At the yakitori shop, I ordered meat skewered on a horizontal skewer.

noun

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).

• プロジェクトの成せい功こうには、部ぶ門もん間かんの横よこ串ぐしが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Cross-departmental coordination is necessary for the project's success.

• 彼かれは組そ織しきに横よこ串ぐしを通とおす役やく割わりを担になっている。

  He plays a role in facilitating horizontal integration within the organization.