首（くび）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: neck
Example sentences
- 寝違えて首が痛い。 — I slept wrong and now my neck hurts.
- 寒いので首にマフラーを巻く。 — It's cold, so I wrap a scarf around my neck.
Idioms & proverbs containing “首”
- 子は三界の首枷 (こはさんがいのくびかせ) — a child is an everlasting responsibility
- 靴新しと雖も首に加えず (くつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず) — there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head
- 思案投首 (しあんなげくび) — being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
- 首尾一貫 (しゅびいっかん) — consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
- 閉口頓首 (へいこうとんしゅ) — being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
- 鳩首協議 (きゅうしゅきょうぎ) — put heads together and confer; convene and discuss; go into a huddle (over)
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