彼は他人のプライベートにまで首を突っ込む。
He has a habit of sticking his nose into other people's private lives.
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Example sentences
Wrap a scarf to warm your neck.
寒いので、首にマフラーを巻く。
I wrap a muffler around my neck because it's cold.
首を触られるとくすぐったい。
It's ticklish when my neck is touched.
猫の首に鈴を付ける。
Put a bell on the cat's neck.
首にマフラーを巻きつける。
To wrap a scarf around one's neck.
自分の首を絞めるような真似はやめなさい。
Stop doing things that are like strangling your own neck (digging your own grave).
医師は患者の首のリンパ節を丁寧に触診した。
The doctor carefully palpated the patient's lymph nodes in the neck.
彼は、もう諦めたという風に首を振った。
He shook his head as if to say he had already given up.
Usage Notes
Refers to the anatomical neck, but can also mean being fired from a job (kubi ni naru).
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