Word Meaning 首筋

くびすじ kubisuji

首筋 is read as くびすじ (kubisuji) and means nape of the neck.

Meaning

English

nape of the neck
back of the neck
scruff of the neck

Reading

Kana

くびすじ

Romaji

kubisuji

Writing Variants

頚筋くびすじ kubisuji
首すじ くびすじ kubisuji
頸筋くびすじ kubisuji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 17690 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

首筋を違える

くびすじをちがえる

to wrench one's neck

首級

しゅきゅう

decapitated head of an enemy

首尾

しゅび

dealing with something successfully

首飾り

くびかざり

necklace

首都圏

しゅとけん

Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area

首謀

しゅぼう

plotting

首班

しゅはん

head

首相指名選挙

しゅしょうしめいせんきょ

vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister

首実検

くびじっけん

checking a person's identity

首相臨時代行

しゅしょうりんじだいこう

acting prime minister

首席補佐官

しゅせきほさかん

chief of staff (esp. of US president)

首位攻防戦

しゅいこうぼうせん

game or series of games between the first and second place teams

Example Sentences

私は猫の首筋をつかんだ。

I seized the cat by the neck.

彼の首筋を血がすっと伝った。

A trickle of blood ran down his neck.

投擲用のナイフが男たちの首筋に深々と突き刺さっていた。

Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.