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Neck

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JLPT N3Grade 29 strokes#281 most commonWaniKani 6

Readings

On'yomi 音
シュ
Kun'yomi 訓
くび

Structure

首
Radical: head
Kangxi #185 · 9 strokes · Body
ComponentsNeck

Vocabulary

  • 一首いっしゅone tanka
  • 鎌首かまくびsickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis)
  • 丸首まるくびround-necked (T-shirt)
  • 贋首にせくびfalsified severed head
  • 雁首かりくびcorona of glans penis

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words start with it
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