Word details

襟首を掴む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 襟首を掴む.

Dictionary

Entry

襟首を掴む襟首をつかむえりくびをつかむExpressionGodan verbFreq #31874
1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

Examples
彼はすりの襟首を掴んだ
He seized the pickpocket by the collar.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

collar, neck, lapel, one's inner feelings

18 strokesFrequency 2,030JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キン

Kun

えり

neck, counter for songs and poems

9 strokesFrequency 98JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シュ

Kun

くび

Nanori

おびとこべ

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

11 strokes

On

カク

Kun

つか.むつか.まえるつか.まる

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