Word Meaning 首をひねる

くびをひねる kubiohineru

首をひねる is read as くびをひねる (kubiohineru) and means to cock one's head in puzzlement.

Meaning

English

  1. to cock one's head in puzzlement
  2. to tilt one's head in contemplation
  3. to wrack one's brain
  4. to think hard

Reading

Kana

くびをひねる

Romaji

kubiohineru

Writing Variants

  • 首を捻る くびをひねる kubi o hineru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 46789 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

首を長くする

くびをながくする

to eagerly look forward to

首になる

くびになる

to be beheaded

首がすわる

くびがすわる

to be able to hold one's head up (of an infant)

首にする

くびにする

to fire (from a job)

首をやる

くびをやる

to be hanged

首をくくる

くびをくくる

to hang oneself

首をかしげる

くびをかしげる

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt)

首をすくめる

くびをすくめる

to duck one's head

首を取る

くびをとる

to decapitate

首切る

くびきる

to behead

首を切る

くびをきる

to behead

首を振る

くびをふる

to shake one's head

Example Sentences

1

I tilt my head. Not the pawn, but the knight?