Word details

首根っこ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 首根っこ.

Dictionary

Entry

首根っこびねっこ首根っ子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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

neck, counter for songs and poems

9 strokesFrequency 98JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シュ

Kun

くび

Nanori

おびとこべ

root, radical, head (pimple)

10 strokesFrequency 620JLPT N2Grade 3

On

コン

Kun

-ね

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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