Word Meaning 雁首

がんくび gankubi

雁首 is read as がんくび (gankubi) and means head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank).

Meaning

English

  1. head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank)
  2. neck
  3. head

Reading

Kana

がんくび

Romaji

gankubi

Writing Variants

  • がん首 がんくび gankubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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雁首草

がんくびそう

Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)

雁首をそろえる

がんくびをそろえる

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

雁首揃える

がんくびそろえる

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

がん

Gan

かり

wild goose

乳首

ちくび

nipple

くび

head

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