Japanese symbol for “headless”
首なし
くびなし
Romaji: kubinashi
headless; decapitated
In Japanese, headless is 首なし, read くびなし (kubinashi).
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Meanings
- adj-no headless; decapitated
Written forms: 首なし、首無し. Readings: くびなし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “headless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヘッドレス | ヘッドレス heddoresu | headless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首相 | しゅしょう shushou | prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier |
| 首都 | しゅと shuto | (national) capital (city); metropolis |
| 首脳 | しゅのう shunou | head; leader; top |
| 手首 | てくび tekubi | wrist |
| 足首 | あしくび ashikubi | ankle |
| 乳首 | ちくび chikubi | nipple; teat |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.