Moto 首 (くび)neck; head; dismissal
- necknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- headnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 首
Words that share its kanji
- 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
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