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)

雁首揃える

がんくびそろえる

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

雁首を揃える

がんくびをそろえる

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

かり

wild goose

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)