Word Meaning 鎌首

かまくび kamakubi

鎌首 is read as かまくび (kamakubi) and means sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis).

Meaning

English

sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis)
crooked neck
gooseneck

Reading

Kana

かまくび

Romaji

kamakubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 106279 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鎌首をもたげる

かまくびをもたげる

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

鎌

かま

gooseneck tenon and mortise joint

鎌倉

かまくら

Kamakura (city)

鎌倉女子大学

かまくらじょしだいがく

Kamakura Women's College

鎌状赤血球病

かまじょうせっけっきゅうびょう

sickle cell anemia (anaemia)

鎌倉時代

かまくらじだい

Kamakura period (1185-1333)

鎌倉五山

かまくらござん

the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)

鎌倉養護学校

かまくらようごがっこう

Kamakura Special Needs School (older name style)

鎌宝蔵院流

かまほうぞういんりゅう

Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)

鎌倉新仏教

かまくらしんぶっきょう

new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period

鎌状赤血球症

かまじょうせっけっきゅうしょう

sickle cell disease

鎌状赤血球貧血

かまじょうせっけっきゅうひんけつ

sickle cell anemia (anaemia)