クビ
Meanings
Noun
1. neck
2. head
3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
also written as 馘
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (64 in total)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to fire from a job
nipple; teat
yoke; constraints; oppression
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
nipple; teat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
nape of the neck
to eagerly look forward to
to eagerly look forward to
wrist
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
necklace; choker
the scruff or nape of the neck
headless
freshly severed head
person with a bounty on their head
hanging (by the neck)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to eagerly look forward to
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
(death by) hanging
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
head of a sleeping person
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
pillory; burden
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
round-necked (T-shirt)
hanging oneself
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
falsified severed head
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
shrunken head
neckband (usu. ornamental); lanyard
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle); long-necked person
being at a loss
head-twisting throw
Kayan people
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
bottleneck effect
black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis)
bombardier beetle (any insect of subfamily Brachininae)
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
text neck; neck injury from excessive texting, etc.
appearance of one's neck
Examples (17 in total)
My neck is a bit sore.
My neck hurts today.
He has a thick neck.