Moto 首: Neck; Counter For Songs And PoemsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュ
- Kun'yomi
- くび
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 285 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュ)
- 首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
- 首脳しゅのうhead; leader
- 党首とうしゅparty leader
- 首都しゅとcapital city; metropolis
- 首位しゅいfirst place; head position
- 首都圏しゅとけんthe capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
- 一首いっしゅone tanka; one poem
- 元首げんしゅsovereign; ruler
- 首長しゅちょうhead (of organization, organisation); chief
- 首席しゅせきhead; chief
- 首謀しゅぼうplotting; planning (crime, intrigue)
- 機首きしゅnose (of plane)
- 首脳部しゅのうぶexecutives; top management
- 首班しゅはんhead; leader
- 首領しゅりょうhead; chief
- 百人一首ひゃくにんいっしゅ(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets
- 絞首刑こうしゅけいdeath by hanging; execution by hanging
- 自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up
- 船首せんしゅbow (of boat); prow
- 部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)
- 首唱しゅしょうadvocacy; promotion
- 首尾しゅびbeginning and end; from beginning to end
- 首級しゅきゅうdecapitated head of an enemy
- 鳩首きゅうしゅgoing into a huddle
- きゅう首きゅうしゅgoing into a huddle
- アイルランドの首相アイルランドのしゅしょうtaoiseach; prime minister of Ireland
- 上首じょうしゅchief; leader
- 上首尾じょうしゅびgreat success; happy result
- 不首尾ふしゅびfailure; poor result
- 主要国首脳会議しゅようこくしゅのうかいぎGroup of Eight; G8
- 元首相もとしゅしょうformer prime minister; former premier
- 党首脳とうしゅのうparty leaders; party executive
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 首くびneck
- 足首あしくびankle
- 手首てくびwrist
- 縛り首しばりくび(death by) hanging
- 乳首ちくびnipple; teat
- 首切りくびきりdecapitation; beheading
- 首筋くびすじnape of the neck; back of the neck
- 首輪くびわ(animal) collar
- 首飾りくびかざりnecklace; choker
- えり首えりくびnape of the neck
- がん首がんくびhead of a pipe, incl. the bowl and stem attachment
- がん首そろえるがんくびそろえるto sit silently at a meeting
- がん首をそろえるがんくびをそろえるto sit silently at a meeting
- さらし首さらしくびcriminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head
- そっ首そっくびhead
- つる首つるくびitem with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
- びん首効果びんくびこうかbottleneck effect
- ろくろっ首ろくろっくびrokurokubi; long-neck woman
- ろくろ首ろくろくびrokurokubi; long-neck woman
- スマホ首スマホくびtext neck; neck injury from excessive texting, etc.
- ノミ取り首輪ノミとりくびわflea collar
- 丸首まるくびround-necked (T-shirt)
- 乳首ピアスちくびピアスnipple-piercing; nipple piercing
- 偽首にせくびfalsified severed head
Other readings
- のみ取り首輪ノミとりくびわflea collar
- アラブ首長国連邦アラブしゅちょうこくれんぽうUnited Arab Emirates; UAE
- カリ首かりくびglans; head of a penis
- チ首ちしゅcarved head of a mizuchi
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Kanji that often appear with 首
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