Word Meaning 曝首

どくろ dokuro

曝首 is read as どくろ (dokuro) and means skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death).

Meaning

English

  1. skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death)
  2. death's head
  3. cranium

Reading

Kana

どくろ

Romaji

dokuro

Writing Variants

  • 曝首 されこうべ sarekoube
  • 曝首 しゃりこうべ sharikoube
  • 曝首 しゃれこうべ sharekoube
  • 髑髏 されこうべ sarekoube
  • 髑髏 しゃりこうべ sharikoube
  • 髑髏 しゃれこうべ sharekoube
  • 髑髏 どくろ dokuro

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

くび

head

乳首

ちくび

nipple

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

手首

てくび

wrist

足首

あしくび

ankle

自首

じしゅ

surrender (to the authorities)

党首

とうしゅ

party leader

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

一首

いっしゅ

one tanka

機首

きしゅ

nose (of plane)

縛り首

しばりくび

(death by) hanging

百人一首

ひゃくにんいっしゅ

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu