Search Terms: 首*
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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
1.
head, leader, top(esp. 首脳)
2.
important part(archaism)(esp. 主脳)
Other readings:
主脳【しゅのう】
noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
、頸輪【くびわ】
、頚輪【くびわ】
noun, no-adjective
1.
head, chief
noun
2.
chairman, governor, president(only relevant for 主席)
3.
top student, head of the class(only relevant for 首席)
4.
top seat, first desk (in orchestra)
Other readings:
首席【しゅせき】
noun, no-adjective
•
first place, head position, leading position
Other readings:
主位【しゅい】
noun
•
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
noun
1.
head (of organization, organisation), chief
2.
sheikh, emir
noun
1.
plotting, planning (crime, intrigue)
2.
ringleader, mastermind, leader (of a plot)
See also:首謀者
Other readings:
主謀【しゅぼう】
noun
•
executives, top management, governing body
Other readings:
主脳部【しゅのうぶ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advocacy, promotion
Other readings:
首唱【しゅしょう】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree
Other readings:
頷く【うなづく】
、肯く【うなずく】
、肯く【うなづく】
、首肯く【うなずく】
、首肯く【うなづく】
、点頭く【うなずく】
、点頭く【うなづく】
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
Other readings:
首斬り【くびきり】
noun
•
nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck
Other readings:
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
Other readings:
首級【しるし】
、首【しるし】
noun
•
Other readings:
首【おひと】
、首【おうと】