Word Meaning 干し首

ほしくび hoshikubi

干し首 is read as ほしくび (hoshikubi) and means shrunken head.

Meaning

English

shrunken head

Reading

Kana

ほしくび

Romaji

hoshikubi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 114091 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干支

えと

12-year Chinese zodiac

干満

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ebb and flow

干る

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to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

干物女

ひものおんな

young woman who has given up on love

干し場

ほしば

drying place

干物

ひもの

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

干し物

ほしもの

things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

干死ぬ

ひしぬ

to starve to death

乳首

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nipple

党首

とうしゅ

party leader