くび
Meanings
Noun
1. neck
2. head
3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
also written as 馘
Pitch accent
Top 18600
Used in vocabulary (86 in total)
nipple; teat
yoke; constraints; oppression
wrist
Examples (17 in total)
My neck is a bit sore.
My neck hurts today.
He has a thick neck.
The statue is missing its head.
How's Tom's neck?
Tom's neck looks like a giraffe’s.
She felt something touch her neck.
Who will put a bell on the cat's collar?
Its neck and head were very soft.
The bird dipped its head into the water.
He got his neck broken in the accident.
Its long neck resembles that of a horse.
She wrapped her arms around his neck.
The girl has a scarf around her neck.
Even though the accident was six months ago, my neck still hurts.
I like Japanese rice pillows; they are good for my neck.
When the dog tried to bite me, I held him down by the neck and thoroughly scolded him.