串焼き

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

串焼き (hiragana くしやき, rōmaji kushiyaki)

1. A dish consisting of pieces of meat, vegetables, or other food grilled on skewers, similar to kebab.
   • 2017, Hiroshi Satake, Eigo de omotenashi, tachigui, tachinomi [Japanese hospitality in English, eating and drinking while standing]‎, 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)い串焼 (くしや)き店 (てん)のひとつです。串焼 (くしや)き1 (いっ)本 (ぽん)は各 (かく)70円 (えん)ですが、にんにく串 (くし)だけは100円 (えん)です。 […] 鶏鳥 (にわとり)を串 (くし)で焼 (や)いたものは、焼 (や)き鳥 (とり)とも言 (い)われており串焼 (くしや)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 70 en desu ga, ninniku kushi dake wa 100 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 (grilled meat / vegetable on a skewer) shops in Japan. A skewer of the grilled food costs 70 yen each, but only a skewer of garlic costs 100 yen. […] Grilled chicken on a skewer is also called yakitori, which is a type of kushiyaki as well.