Word Meaning 首切り

くびきり kubikiri

首切り is read as くびきり (kubikiri) and means small samurai sword used for decapitation.

Meaning

English

  1. small samurai sword used for decapitation
  2. decapitation
  3. beheading
  4. firings
  5. dismissals
  6. layoffs
  7. downsizing

Reading

Kana

くびきり

Romaji

kubikiri

Writing Variants

  • 首斬り くびきり kubikiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 17741 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

首切る

くびきる

to behead

首を切る

くびをきる

to behead

首切り台

くびきりだい

executioner's block

首まわり

くびまわり

around the neck

首捻り

くびひねり

head-twisting throw

首飾り

くびかざり

necklace

首振り

くびふり

oscillating (e.g. fan, engine)

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