首 — kanji meaning “neck”
首
neck, counter for songs and poems
- Meanings
- neck, counter for songs and poems
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- くび
- Name readings
- おびと、こべ、す
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #98 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 185
- Chinese reading
- shǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 首
| 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 |
| 元首 | げんしゅ genshu | sovereign; ruler; head of state |
| 党首 | とうしゅ toushu | party leader |
| 首位 | しゅい shui | first place; head position; leading position |
| 首長 | しゅちょう shuchou | head (of organization, organisation); chief |
| 自首 | じしゅ jishu | surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in |
| 首謀 | しゅぼう shubou | plotting; planning (crime, intrigue) |
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