Kanji

首

首

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

首部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くび

Nanori (Name Reading)

おびと, おぶと, かみ, さき, はじめ

Common Readings

シュ, くび

Example sentences

首 くび
マフラーを巻いて首を温める。

Wrap a scarf to warm your neck.

突っ込む つっこむ
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.

首を傾げる くびをかしげる
彼の説明を聞いて、誰もが首を傾げた。

Everyone tilted their head in doubt after hearing his explanation.

首を振る くびをふる
誘いを受けたが、彼女は首を振って断った。

She was invited, but she shook her head and refused.

手首 てくび
彼女は転んだ時に手首をひねってしまった。

She twisted her wrist when she fell.

首を横に振る くびをよこにふる
彼は私の誘いに首を横に振った。

He shook his head at my invitation.

首筋 くびすじ
彼女は首筋にきれいなネックレスをかけていた。

She was wearing a beautiful necklace around her neck.

性感帯 せいかんたい
人によって性感帯は異なるが、一般的に耳や首筋などが敏感だとされている。

Erogenous zones vary from person to person, but areas like the ears and neck are generally considered sensitive.

首をかしげる くびをかしげる
彼はその提案に首をかしげた。

He tilted his head in puzzlement at the proposal.

乳首 ちくび
赤ちゃんは母親の乳首を吸っている。

The baby is sucking on its mother's nipple.

Example Vocabulary

首

くび

neck; head; dismissal

首を傾げる

くびをかしげる

to tilt one's head in doubt; to be puzzled

首を振る

くびをふる

to shake one's head; to refuse

手首

てくび

wrist

首を横に振る

くびをよこにふる

to shake one's head; to disagree; to refuse

首筋

くびすじ

nape of the neck; back of the neck

首をかしげる

くびをかしげる

to tilt one's head in puzzlement; to be puzzled; to wonder about

乳首

ちくび

nipple; teat

足首

あしくび

ankle

小首を傾げる

こくびをかしげる

to tilt one's head in thought or puzzlement

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