くび
Meanings
Noun
1. 【頸(頚)】胴と頭をつなぐ、くびれた部分。
2. 頸部と頭の総称。
3. 物を人に見立てたときの首にあたる部分。物の上部にあるくびれた部分。
4. 【馘、しばしば、馘首に当てる】(江戸期以前の処刑方法からの比喩「首を切る」から)仕事をやめさせること。職を解くこと。
5. 職など一定の地位についていること。
語義4より
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.