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首かしらNounFreq #558
1

head (of a doll)

首くびクビ頸頚馘NounFreq #673
1

首／頸／頚 only

neck

Examples
その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。
Its neck and head were very soft.
2

首／頸／頚 only

head

Examples
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
The bird dipped its head into the water.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking

Examples
あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。
Your job hangs by a thread.
頷くうなずくうなづく肯く《首肯く》《点頭く》IntransitiveGodan verbFreq #3010
1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

Examples
私は同意したということをうなずいて知らせた。
I nodded to show that I agreed.
手首てくび手頸NounFreq #3418
1

wrist

Examples
転んで手首を痛めました。
I fell down and hurt my wrist.
首筋首すじくびすじ頸筋頚筋NounFreq #3943
1

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

Examples
彼の首筋を血がすっと伝った。
A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
首を振るくびをふるExpressionGodan verbFreq #3103
1

to shake one's head

Examples
彼は「いやだ」といいたげに首を振った。
He shook his head as if to say No.
首をかしげる首を傾げるくびをかしげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #3126
1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

首を横に振るくびをよこにふるExpressionGodan verbFreq #3580
1

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

Examples
何らかの理由で彼女は首を横に振った。
For some reason or another she shook her head.
首都しゅとNounFreq #6805
1

capital (city); metropolis

Examples
東京は日本の首都です。
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
足首あしくび足頸NounFreq #7057
1

ankle

Examples
滑って足首を捻挫した。
I slipped and twisted my ankle.
乳首ちくびちちくびNounFreq #8318
1

nipple; teat

Examples
乳首から分泌液が出ます。
I have a discharge from my nipple.
首輪くびわ頸輪頸環頚輪NounFreq #9332
1

(animal) collar

Examples
犬は首輪をすり抜けた。
The dog slipped his collar.
2

necklace; choker

首元頸元くびもとNounFreq #10455
1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

官司寮首長つかさNounFreq #13508
1

Usu. 官,司

office; official

2

chief; head

3

司 only

person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

首謀者しゅぼうしゃ主謀者NounFreq #13748
1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

Examples
彼らは彼をその殺人事件の首謀者だと考えた。
They regarded him as the ringleader of the murder case.
首肯しゅこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #14127
1

assent; consent

首尾しゅびNounFreq #14352
1

beginning and end; from beginning to end

Examples
彼女の考えは首尾一貫している。
She is consistent in her opinions.
2

result; outcome; course of events

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

dealing with something successfully

首飾り頸飾り頚飾りくびかざりNounFreq #15749
1

necklace; choker

Examples
彼女は高価な首飾りをしています。
She is wearing an expensive necklace.
首相しゅしょうNounFreq #15881
1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

Examples
首相の留守中は外務大臣が代理を務める。
The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.
首領しゅりょう主領NounFreq #16128
1

head; chief; boss; leader

自首じしゅNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18268
1

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

Examples
その犯人は警察に自首した。
The criminal gave himself up to the police.
襟首えり首えりくびNounFreq #19051
1

nape of the neck

Examples
男は彼のえり首をつかんだ。
The man seized him by the neck.
主席首席しゅせきNounFreq #20556
1

head; chief

2

主席 only

chairman; governor; president

3

首席 only

top student; head of the class

Examples
恵子はクラスで首席だ。
Keiko is at the head of her class.
4

top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

どくろ (髑髏)髑髏曝首しゃれこうべされこうべしゃりこうべドクロシャレコウベサレコウベNounUsually kanaFreq #21974
1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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