Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 頸

head

head, neck

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
くび
Onyomi 音読み
ケイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Legal Form) , 颈 (Itaiji)

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Strokes
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 54 entries that include this kanji.

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

頚髄

けいずい

cervical spinal cord

頚静脈

けいじょうみゃく

jugular vein

頚椎

けいつい

cervical vertebrae

項着

うなつき

children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck

首ったけ

くびったけ

deeply in love with

首巻き

くびまき

scarf

首元

くびもと

base of the throat

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

朝起きたらが少し痛かった。

When I woke up this morning, my neck hurt a little.

長時間うつむいていたのでがこった。

My neck got stiff because I had been looking down for a long time.

そのシャツはのところが少しきつい。

That shirt is a little tight around the neck.

寒かったのでにマフラーを巻いた。

Because it was cold, I wrapped a scarf around my neck.

びんのが細いので持ちやすい。

The bottle is easy to hold because its neck is narrow.