くび
Meanings
Noun
1. neck
2. head
3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
also written as 馘
Kanji used
neck
Pitch accent
Top 700
Used in vocabulary (118 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
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.