Word Meaning 首が飛ぶ

くびがとぶ kubi ga tobu

首が飛ぶ is read as くびがとぶ (kubi ga tobu) and means to be sacked.

Meaning

English

  1. to be sacked
  2. to be dismissed

Reading

Kana

くびがとぶ

Romaji

kubi ga tobu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 90086 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

くび

head

首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

首途

かどで

starting a new life

しるし

decapitated head of an enemy

首長

しゅちょう

head (of organization, organisation)

首長国

しゅちょうこく

emirate

首部

しゅぶ

nose cone (missile)

おびと

Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)

かしら

head (of a doll)

しゅ

counter for songs and poems

首つり

くびつり

hanging oneself