JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 9

Meaning

Kanji 首

neck

neck, counter for songs and poems

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
くび
Onyomi 音読み
シュ
Nanori 名乗り
おびとこべ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
Grade 2
JLPT
JLPT N3
Frequency
#98
Strokes
9
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 9
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 254 entries that include this kanji.

主席

しゅせき

head

主唱

しゅしょう

advocacy

首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

首脳

しゅのう

important part

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

かしら

head (of a doll)

頷く

うなずく

to nod

門出

かどで

starting a new life

首級

しゅきゅう

decapitated head of an enemy

首飾り

くびかざり

necklace

首尾

しゅび

dealing with something successfully

首位

しゅい

first place

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

寒くてをすくめた。

It was so cold that I hunched my neck.

彼はを横に振った。

He shook his head.

の後ろが少し痛い。

The back of my neck hurts a little.

この鳥はが長い。

This bird has a long neck.

彼がになって話し合いを進めた。

He took the lead and moved the discussion forward.