Kanji
首
kanji character
neck
counter for songs and poems
首 kanji-首 neck, counter for songs and poems
首
Meaning
neck and counter for songs and poems
Readings
Kun'yomi
- あし くび ankle
- て くび wrist
- しばり くび (death by) hanging
On'yomi
- しゅ しょう prime minister
- しゅ のう head
- しゅ と capital (city)
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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首 head -
首 相 prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria... -
首 脳 head, leader, top... -
首 都 capital (city), metropolis -
元 首 sovereign, ruler, head of state -
首 肯 くto nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree -
足 首 ankle -
首 席 head, chief, chairman... -
首 位 first place, head position, leading position -
党 首 party leader -
首 唱 advocacy, promotion -
手 首 wrist -
首 長 head (of organization, organisation), chief... -
首 都 圏 Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area, metropolitan area (of a capital) -
自 首 surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in -
首 班 head, leader, prime minister -
首 謀 plotting, planning (crime, intrigue)... -
首 領 head, chief, boss... -
機 首 nose (of plane) -
首 脳 部 executives, top management, governing body -
縛 り首 (death by) hanging -
首 途 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front)... -
船 首 bow (of a boat), prow, stem... -
首 切 りdecapitation, beheading, firings... -
首 斬 りdecapitation, beheading, firings... -
首 尾 beginning and end, from beginning to end, result... -
乳 首 nipple, teat -
首 筋 nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck -
首 すじnape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck -
首 飾 りnecklace, choker