Word Meaning 寝首をかく

ねくびをかく nekubiokaku

寝首をかく is read as ねくびをかく (nekubiokaku) and means to catch someone off their guard by setting traps.

Meaning

English

  1. to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
  2. to cut off the head of a sleeping person
  3. to assassinate someone while they sleep

Reading

Kana

ねくびをかく

Romaji

nekubiokaku

Writing Variants

  • 寝首を掻く ねくびをかく nekubi o kaku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 127064 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝首

ねくび

head of a sleeping person

寝付く

ねつく

to be laid up (with a cold)

寝に就く

しんにつく

to go to bed

寝台

ねだい

bed

寝間着

ねまき

nightclothes

しん

sleep

寝室

しんしつ

bedroom

寝る

ねる

to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

寝返り

ねがえり

betrayal

寝転ぶ

ねころぶ

to lie down

寝顔

ねがお

sleeping face

寝かせる

ねかせる

to lay (something) down