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Frequency: 2470

Meanings

neck
head

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใณ

Common Words

ใใณ
ใ‚ฏใƒ“
้ ธ
้ š
้ฆ˜
Noun
Freq #673
1

้ฆ–๏ผ้ ธ๏ผ้ š only

neck

Examples
ใใฎ้ฆ–ใจ้ ญ้ƒจใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Its neck and head were very soft.
2

้ฆ–๏ผ้ ธ๏ผ้ š only

head

Examples
้ณฅใฏ้ฆ–ใ‚’ใฒใ‚‡ใ„ใจๆฐดใซๆตธใ—ใŸใ€‚
The bird dipped its head into the water.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ้ฆ–ใฏ้ขจๅ‰ใฎใจใ‚‚ใ—็ซใ ใ€‚
Your job hangs by a thread.
ใฆใใณ
ๆ‰‹้ ธ
Noun
Freq #3418
1

wrist

Examples
่ปขใ‚“ใงๆ‰‹้ฆ–ใ‚’็—›ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I fell down and hurt my wrist.
้ฆ–ใ™ใ˜
ใใณใ™ใ˜
้ ธ็ญ‹
้ š็ญ‹
Noun
Freq #3943
1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ้ฆ–็ญ‹ใ‚’่ก€ใŒใ™ใฃใจไผใฃใŸใ€‚
A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
ใใณใ‚
้ ธ่ผช
้ ธ็’ฐ
้ š่ผช
Noun
Freq #9332
1

(animal) collar

Examples
็Šฌใฏ้ฆ–่ผชใ‚’ใ™ใ‚ŠๆŠœใ‘ใŸใ€‚
The dog slipped his collar.
2

necklace; choker

้ ธ้ฃพใ‚Š
้ š้ฃพใ‚Š
ใใณใ‹ใ–ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #15749
1

necklace; choker

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้ซ˜ไพกใช้ฆ–้ฃพใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
She is wearing an expensive necklace.
้ šๅ‹•่„ˆ
ใ‘ใ„ๅ‹•่„ˆ
ใ‘ใ„ใฉใ†ใฟใ‚ƒใ
Noun
Freq #30141
1

carotid artery

้ š้ƒจ
ใ‘ใ„ใถ
Noun
Freq #45262
1

Anatomy

neck

้ šๆคŽ
ใ‘ใ„ใคใ„
Noun
Freq #46367
1

cervical vertebrae

้ ธ้ชจ
ใ‘ใ„ใ“ใค
Noun
Freq #74756
1

Anatomy

neckbones

ใใ‘ใ„้ƒจ
้ผ ่นŠ้ƒจ
ใใ‘ใ„ใถ
Noun
Freq #90957
1

Anatomy

groin; inguinal region

๐ŸŽ“

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