首
neck, counter for songs and poems
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
首
こうべ
首を傾げる
くびをかしげる
to tilt one's head (in puzzlement)
首を振る
くびをふる
to shake one's head
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 (in negation)
首筋
くびすじ
nape of neck, back of neck
首をかしげる
くびをかしげる
to tilt one's head (in puzzlement)
乳首
ちくび
nipple
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 curiosity or puzzlement)
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