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noun
nipple, teat
Other readings:
乳首【ちちくび】

noun
death by hanging, execution by hanging

noun
1.
beginning and end, from beginning to end
2.
result, outcome, course of events
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
dealing with something successfully

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war), departure, setting out(also has an archaic reading of かどいで)
2.
starting a new life, starting life anew
Other readings:
首途【かどで】
首途【しゅと】

noun
1.
decapitation, beheading
2.
firings, dismissals, layoffs, downsizing
3.
small samurai sword used for decapitation
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首斬り【くびきり】

noun
bow (of boat), prow, stem

noun
1.
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets(art)
2.
hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards
See also:かるた

noun
nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck
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頚筋【くびすじ】
頸筋【くびすじ】
首すじ【くびすじ】

noun
decapitated head of an enemy
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首級【しるし】
【しるし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
going into a huddle
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きゅう首【きゅうしゅ】

noun
dagger, dirk
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匕首【ひしゅ】

expression, noun
taoiseach, prime minister of Ireland

あかくび
akakubiwarabii
noun
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus), Bennett's wallaby(usually kana)
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アカクビワラビー

noun
1.
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata), silver croaker, white croaker(usually kana)
2.
Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)(usually kana)
See also:鮸 (にべ)
3.
vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus), Indian perch, coral fish(usually kana)
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いしもち《石首魚》
イシモチ

noun, auxillary suru verb
suicide by hanging

noun
decapitation, beheading
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討首【うちくび】

くびごくもん
uchikubigokumon
noun
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

noun
nape of the neck
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えり首【えりくび】

expression, na-adjective
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement), boastful, as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

noun
Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)(archaism)
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【おひと】
【おうと】

no-adjective
important stone in a construction
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首石【おやいし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dismissal, discharge
2.
beheading, decapitation(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking forward to

かくしゅ
kakushushitematsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for

noun
head (of a doll)

noun
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis), crooked neck, gooseneck

かまくび
kamakubiwomotageru
expression, Ichidan verb
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

noun
glans, head of a penis, goose's neck
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カリ首【カリくび】

noun
1.
head of a pipe, incl. the bowl and stem attachment
2.
neck, head(colloquialism)
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がん首【がんくび】

noun
Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ガンクビソウ

がんくびそろ
gankubisoroeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to sit silently at a meeting
Other readings:
雁首そろえる【がんくびそろえる】
がん首そろえる【がんくびそろえる】

がんくび
gankubiwosoroeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to sit silently at a meeting
Other readings:
雁首を揃える【がんくびをそろえる】
がん首をそろえる【がんくびをそろえる】

noun
beginning (of a scroll, book, etc.)

noun
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
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貫主【かんしゅ】
貫首【かんじゅ】
貫首【かんしゅ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
put heads together and confer, convene and discuss, go into a huddle (over)(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
put heads together and confer, convene and discuss, go into a huddle (over)(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
go into a huddle (over), hold a secret conference (about), put heads together and conspire(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
going into a huddle (over), holding secret (closed-door) conference (about), laying heads together in secret consultation(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
exposure of a severed head

くつあたえどくびくわ
kutsuatarashitoiedomokubinikuwaezu
expression
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes, even new shoes must not be worn on the head(proverb)
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沓新しと雖も首に加えず【くつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず】

くび
kubigashimaru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to have one's neck wrung

くび
kubigasuwaru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
Other readings:
首が据わる【くびがすわる】
首が座る【くびがすわる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

expression, Godan-bu verb
to be sacked, to be dismissed(idiom )

くびまわ
kubigamawaranai
expression
1.
being over one's head (in debt, etc.), being up to one's neck (in debt)(idiom )
2.
being unable to turn one's head
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首がまわらない【くびがまわらない】

noun
neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
See also:上頸
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首紙【くびかみ】
首上【くびかみ】
頸紙【くびかみ】

noun
headhunting, collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
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首狩り【くびがり】

Godan-ru verb
1.
to behead, to decapitate
2.
to fire, to dismiss
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首斬る【くびきる】
馘る【くびきる】
剄る【くびきる】

noun
hanging oneself
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首くくり【くびくくり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
identifying a severed head
2.
checking a person's identity
Other readings:
首実験【くびじっけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
burial mound for severed heads

noun
appearance of one's neck(archaism)
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頸付き【くびつき】

na-adjective, noun
deeply in love with, madly in love with, heads over heels in love with, to be crazy about
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首っ丈【くびったけ】
頸っ丈【くびったけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
hanging (by the neck)
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首つり【くびつり】

noun
kubinage, neck throw, head throw(sumo term)

noun, pre-noun adjectival
headless
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首なし【くびなし】

expression, suru verb (irregular)
to fire from a job(usually kana)
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クビにする

expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to be sacked, to be fired, to be dismissed(usually kana)
2.
to be beheaded
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くびになる《首に成る》
クビになる

くびかわいちまい
kubinokawaichimai
expression
still having a very small chance, still having a tiny shred of hope(idiom )

noun
head-twisting throw(sumo term)

noun
neckband (usu. ornamental), lanyard
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首紐【くびひも】

noun
comforter, muffler, neckerchief, scarf, neckwear
See also:襟巻
Other readings:
首巻【くびまき】
頸巻き【くびまき】
頸巻【くびまき】
頚巻き【くびまき】
頚巻【くびまき】
首まき【くびまき】

noun
around the neck, neck size (measurement)
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首回り【くびまわり】

noun
base of the throat, bottom of the neck
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頸元【くびもと】

noun
Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus), Ryukyu fruit bat(usually kana)
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クビワオオコウモリ

noun
collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)(usually kana)
Other readings:
クビワペッカリー

くびあら
kubiwoarattematsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
to wait for one's punishment, to wait before one gets what's coming to one, to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)(idiom )(usu. in the imperative, as a threat)

くび
kubiwokashigeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt), to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion), to be puzzled
Other readings:
首を傾げる【くびをかしげる】

くびたむ
kubiwokatamukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to incline one's head

expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to fire from a job, to dismiss, to discharge
2.
to behead

expression, Godan-ru verb
to hang oneself, to strangle oneself
Other readings:
首をくくる【くびをくくる】

くび
kubiwoshimeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to wring the neck, to strangle

expression, Ichidan verb
to duck one's head, to pull in one's head, to duck down, to shrug one's shoulders
Other readings:
首を竦める【くびをすくめる】

くびそろ
kubiwosoroeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to get together(obscure)

くびたて
kubiwotatenifuru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to nod one's head, to nod yes, to agree

くびちぢ
kubiwochijimeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to duck one's head

くび
kubiwotsukkomu
expression, Godan-mu verb
1.
to poke one's nose into another's affairs, to have a hand in, to take a (deep) interest in, to meddle in
2.
to poke one's head (into a room)
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首をつっこむ【くびをつっこむ】
首を突っこむ【くびをつっこむ】

expression, Godan-ru verb
to hang (e.g. oneself)
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首をつる【くびをつる】

expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to decapitate, to take (someone's) head off
2.
to depose, to topple(idiom )
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首をとる【くびをとる】

くびなが
kubiwonagakusuru
expression, suru verb (irregular)
to eagerly look forward to(idiom )
Other readings:
首をながくする【くびをながくする】

くび
kubiwohineru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to cock one's head in puzzlement, to tilt one's head in contemplation, to wrack one's brain, to think hard
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首を捻る【くびをひねる】

expression, Godan-ru verb
to shake one's head
See also:頭を振る

expression, Godan-ru verb
to be hanged, to be struck dead, to eat one's hat(usu. figurative)
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