Kanji

首

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 2freq #989 strokes

Meanings

neck, counter for songs and poems

ES: cuello, principio

On
シュ
Kun
くび

Common words

  • 首相しゅしょうprime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
  • 首都しゅと(national) capital (city), metropolis
  • 手首てくびwrist
  • 部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)
  • 元首げんしゅsovereign, ruler, head of state
  • 自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in
  • 首脳しゅのうhead, leader, top
  • 首飾りくびかざりnecklace, choker

Example sentences

  • 転ころんで手首てくびを痛いためました。

    I fell down and hurt my wrist.

    Me caí y me hice daño en la muñeca.

    Tatoeba #124958(opens in a new tab)
  • 犬いぬはやすやすと首輪くびわをはずした。

    The dog slipped its collar without any difficulty.

    El perro se sacó el collar sin ninguna dificultad.

    Tatoeba #175289(opens in a new tab)
  • その男おとこは少女しょうじょの手首てくびをつかんだ。

    The man caught the girl by the wrist.

    El hombre agarró a la niña por la muñeca.

    Tatoeba #208035(opens in a new tab)
  • ベルギーの首都しゅとを知しっていますか。

    Do you know the capital of Belgium?

    ¿Conocen la capital de Bélgica?

    Tatoeba #196699(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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