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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.
首級首しゅきゅう (首級)しるしNounFreq #40570
1

decapitated head of an enemy

首しゅFreq #47878
1

Counter

counter for songs and poems

首おびとおうとNounFreq #32279
1

Historical term

Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)

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)

こうべ頭首NounUsually kanaFreq #51347
1

head

兄首氏上このかみNounArchaic
1

eldest son

2

older brother; older sister

3

older person

4

head of a clan; head of a region

5

skilled craftsman

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.
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

首をひねる首を捻るくびをひねるExpressionGodan verbFreq #9990
1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

Examples
私はその数学の難問に首をひねった。
I puzzled over the difficult math problem.
首を縦に振るくびをたてにふるExpressionGodan verbFreq #10422
1

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

首元頸元くびもとNounFreq #10455
1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

首を突っ込む首をつっこむ首を突っこむくびをつっこむExpressionGodan verbFreq #12113
1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to meddle in

Examples
彼女は何にでも首を突っ込みたがる。
She is curious about anything.
2

to poke one's head (into a room)

首を絞める首をしめるくびをしめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #12726
1

to wring the neck; to strangle

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

首根っこくびねっこ首根っ子NounFreq #15516
1

scruff of the neck

Examples
刑事の一人が彼の首根っこをつかんだ。
One of the detectives seized him by the neck.
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.
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