Word Meaning 首の皮一枚

くびのかわいちまい kubi no kawaichimai

首の皮一枚 is read as くびのかわいちまい (kubi no kawaichimai) and means still having a very small chance.

Meaning

English

  1. still having a very small chance
  2. still having a tiny shred of hope

Reading

Kana

くびのかわいちまい

Romaji

kubi no kawaichimai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 87718 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一枚

いちまい

one thin flat object

パンツ一枚

ぱんついちまい

(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

紙一枚

かみいちまい

one sheet of paper

首尾一貫

しゅびいっかん

consistent

奇跡の一枚

きせきのいちまい

photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

monolith

一皮

ひとかわ

unmasking

一枚上手

いちまいうわて

one step higher

一枚上

いちまいうえ

one step higher

一枚下

いちまいした

one step lower

一枚落ち

いちまいおち

playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop