首くび
Meanings
Noun
1. neck
My neck and lower back were giving off a nasty ache.
2. head
It's dangerous to stick your head out the window.
3. dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
Kanji used
neck
Pitch accent
く
び
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Used in vocabulary (152 in total)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to shake one's head
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
Examples (41 in total)
My neck is a bit sore.
My neck hurts today.
It's dangerous to stick your head out the window.