What does kanji 頚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 頚 is head.

How is kanji 頚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 頚 are くび; the onyomi readings are ケイ.

What words use kanji 頚?

Example words that use kanji 頚 include 首, 首飾り, 首筋, 首輪.

Pre-Level 1

頚

Meaning

Kanji 頚

head

head, neck

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くび
Onyomi 音読み: ケイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 頸 (Formal) , 颈 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2470
Strokes: 14
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 軽 • 経 • 𦙾 • 圣 • 径 • 怪 • 茎

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 29 entries that include this kanji.

首

くび

head

首飾り

くびかざり

necklace

首筋

くびすじ

nape of the neck

首輪

くびわ

(animal) collar

頚骨

けいこつ

neckbones

頚神経叢

けいしんけいそう

cervical plexus

頚髄

けいずい

cervical spinal cord

頚性神経筋症候群

けいせいしんけいきんしょうこうぐん

cervical neuro-muscular syndrome

頚静脈

けいじょうみゃく

jugular vein

頚椎

けいつい

cervical vertebrae

頸椎脱臼

けいついだっきゅう

cervical dislocation

頸動脈

けいどうみゃく

carotid artery

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

朝から頚が少し痛い。

My neck has hurt a little since this morning.

彼は頚をゆっくり回した。

He slowly turned his neck.

寒くて頚をすくめた。

I hunched my neck because of the cold.

長い頚の鳥が池にいた。

A long-necked bird was in the pond.

その服は頚まわりが少しきつい。

The neck area of those clothes is a little tight.