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 Synonyms 首になる,失職,失業 Proverb Rank 90152 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

くび

head

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

首長

しゅちょう

head (of organization, organisation)

首位

しゅい

first place

首切り

くびきり

small samurai sword used for decapitation

首長国

しゅちょうこく

emirate

首を長くする

くびをながくする

to eagerly look forward to

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