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首
くび
N4
noun
Meanings
1
neck
2
head
3
dismissal (from a job)
4
firing
5
sacking
Example sentence
その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。
Its neck and head were very soft.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 首 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
首
Neck, Counter For Songs And Poems
9 strokes
More words with
首
首相
しゅしょう ·
Prime Minister
N3
首脳
しゅのう ·
head
N1
首都
しゅと ·
capital city
N3
党首
とうしゅ ·
party leader
元首
げんしゅ ·
ruler
N1
Full entry on Jisho
首都圏
しゅとけん ·
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
首位
しゅい ·
first place
一首
いっしゅ ·
one tanka
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