首 (くび) — neck

首くび neck

Frequency #850 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 1 character noun

kubi

くび

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. くび[0] heiban 平板

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Meanings

neck

Explained in simple Japanese

頭(あたま)とからだをつなぐところ。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

くび首 neck

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首(しゅ)相(しょう) shushou prime minister 首(しゅ)都(と) shuto capital city 首(しゅ)脳(のう) shunou head 党(とう)首(しゅ) toushu party leader 手(て)首(くび) tekubi wrist 首(しゅ)長(ちょう) shuchou head 首(しゅ)位(い) shui first place 足(あし)首(くび) ashikubi ankle

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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