Word Meaning 鶴首

つるくび tsurukubi

鶴首 is read as つるくび (tsurukubi) and means item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle).

Meaning

English

item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
long-necked person

Reading

Kana

つるくび

Romaji

tsurukubi

Writing Variants

つる首 つるくび tsurukubi
鶴頚つるくび tsurukubi
鶴頸つるくび tsurukubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 91909 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶴首して待つ

かくしゅしてまつ

to wait expectantly

鶴

つる

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

鶴見大学

つるみだいがく

Tsurumi University

鶴岡工業高等専門学校

つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう

Tsuruoka National College of Technology

鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

鶴は千年亀は万年

つるはせんねんかめはまんねん

enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation

鶴来る

つるきたる

migration of cranes to their nesting grounds

鶴の技

つるのわざ

crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)

縛り首

しばりくび

(death by) hanging

鳩首

きゅうしゅ

going into a huddle

思案投首

しあんなげくび

being at one's wit's end

小倉百人一首

おぐらひゃくにんいっしゅ

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu