| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 首 | くび |
Pronunciation: kubi
How to Say It Outloud: koo-bee
Usage: The word '首' is used to refer to the neck.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は首にスカーフを巻いています。
彼は首にスカーフを巻いています。Example Sentence English:He is wearing a scarf around his neck.
He is wearing a scarf around his neck.Dictionary
首くびCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- neck
- head
- dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
襟えりCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- collar; lapel; neckband; neck
- nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
- Collar (clothing)
ネックネックCommon word
Noun- neck
- bottleneck; obstruction
- neckline
襟元えりもと
Noun- (around the) neck; nape
- collar (at the front)
首筋くびすじ
Noun- nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
肩凝りかたこりCommon word
Noun- stiff neck; stiff shoulders
- Stiff neck
巫山戯るふざけるCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n1
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh
Intransitive verb
- to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank
Intransitive verb
- to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around
Intransitive verb
- to neck; to make out
首回りくびまわり
Noun- around the neck; neck size (measurement)
首っ玉くびったま
Noun- the neck
頸部けいぶ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- neck (region)
項領こうりょう
Noun- collar; neck
あたまCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- head
- hair (on one's head)
- mind; brains; intellect
- leader; chief; boss; captain
- top; tip
- beginning; start
- head; person
- down payment; deposit
- top structural component of a kanji
- pair
- Neck
がんくび
Noun- head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank)
- neck; head
竿さおCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- rod; pole
- neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
- beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
- single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
- penis
- counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
襟首えりくび
Noun- nape of the neck
首根っこくびねっこ
Noun- scruff of the neck
頭頸部癌とうけいぶがん
Noun- head and neck carcinoma; cancer of the head and neck
- Head and neck cancer
いちゃつくいちゃつく
Godan verb with 'ku' endingIntransitive verb
- to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
寝違えるねちがえる
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
首掛け扇風機くびかけせんぷうき
Noun- neck fan; small electric fan hung around the neck
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