| Kanji | 首 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シュ |
| Kunyomi | くび |
| Nanori | おびと, こべ, す |
| English | neck |
| Examples | 首相(しゅしょう): Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier 首脳(しゅのう): (1) head; leader; leading spirit (2) important part 首都(しゅと): capital city; metropolis 首(くび): (1) neck (2) head (3) unemployed person 元首(げんしゅ): ruler; sovereign 手首(てくび): wrist 自首(じしゅ): surrender; give oneself up 首飾り(くびかざり): necklace; choker 部首(ぶしゅ): radical (of a kanji character) 首輪(くびわ): necklace; choker |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 98 |
| Components | 自: oneself |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 首 |
| Radical Number | 185 |
| Radical Strokes | 9 |
| Radical Reading | くび |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | neck |
| Koohii Story 1 | The V shape is your neck on top of your collar bone, or the straight line. Yourself, or the rest of your body is below that! |
| Koohii Story 2 | The mooses neck supports it´s big horns and long nose. |
| RTK Index (new) | 74 |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_body_head.neck
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