Kanji details for 首

首
 
Uses 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2

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- start with 首
- end with 首
- contain 首
neck, counter for songs and poems
KUN:
  • くび
    kubi
ON:
  • シュ
    shu
Nanori:
  • おびと
    obito
  • こべ
    kobe
  • す
    su
Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 2
Radicals:
自 、首 、并 、目
Example words(showing 1-10 of 231 results)

noun
1.
neck
2.
head
3.
dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)(usually kana)(also written as 馘)
Other readings:
頸【くび】
、
頚【くび】
、
クビ

noun
•
prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier

noun, no-adjective
•
capital city, metropolis

noun
•
wrist
See also:腕首
Other readings:
手頸【てくび】[1]
、
手頚【てくび】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
radical (of a kanji character)

noun
1.
head, leader, top(esp. 首脳)
2.
important part(archaism)(esp. 主脳)
Other readings:
主脳【しゅのう】

noun
•
sovereign, ruler, head of state

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

noun
•
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸飾り【くびかざり】
、
頚飾り【くびかざり】

noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
、
頸輪【くびわ】
、
頚輪【くびわ】
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