頸 — kanji meaning “neck”
頸
neck, head
- Meanings
- neck, head
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- くび
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
- jǐng, gěng — Chinese character page
Words with 頸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頸部 | けいぶ keibu | neck |
| 頸管 | けいかん keikan | cervical canal |
| 頸動脈 | けいどうみゃく keidoumyaku | carotid artery |
| 頸肉 | けいにく keiniku | neck flesh |
| 子宮頸 | しきゅうけい shikyuukei | (uterine) cervix |
| 斜頸 | しゃけい shakei | torticollis; wryneck; stiff neck |
| 内頸動脈 | ないけいどうみゃく naikeidoumyaku | internal carotid artery |
| 外頸動脈 | がいけいどうみゃく gaikeidoumyaku | external carotid artery |
| 頸上 | くびかみ kubikami | neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing) |
| 上頸 | あげくび agekubi | neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing) |
| 頸椎脱臼 | けいついだっきゅう keitsuidakkyuu | cervical dislocation |
| 頸袋 | けいたい keitai | dewlap |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.