Stroke count: 18
Meaning: offering, sacrifice
Kunyomi: にえ
Onyomi: シ
Composition: 執 貝
Radical: 貝
Meaning: shell
贄 (にえ) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.), gift, sacrifice
早贄 (はやにえ) butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption, first offering of the season
百舌の早贄 (もずのはやにえ) butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption