Word Meaning 首級

しるし shirushi

首級 is read as しるし (shirushi) and means decapitated head of an enemy.

Meaning

English

decapitated head of an enemy

Reading

Kana

しるし

Romaji

shirushi

Writing Variants

首しるし shirushi
首級しゅきゅう shukyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 頸部,頚部 Antonyms 尾 Related Words クビ,会社員,社員,新入社員 Rank 8531 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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

首筋

くびすじ

nape of the neck

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

首相官邸

しゅしょうかんてい

prime minister's official residence

首塚

くびづか

burial mound for severed heads

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