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Stroke Count
9 Strokes
Radical
首 + 0 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings
Kun'yomi: くび、おびと。
On'yomi: シュ。(Go-on Reading)
シュウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Dictionary Entries for 首

kubi
noun
  1. neck
  2. head
  3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job) (also written as 馘)

shirushi
noun
  1. decapitated head of an enemy

shu
counter
  1. counter for songs and poems

tsukasa
noun
  1. office; official (usu. 官,司,寮)
  2. chief; head (usu. 首,長)
  3. (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

obito
ohito
outo
noun
  1. Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)

konokami
noun
  1. eldest son
  2. older brother; older sister
  3. older person
  4. head of a clan; head of a region
  5. skilled craftsman

kashira
noun
  1. head (of a doll)

koube
noun
  1. head

Stroke Order Diagrams for 首

Construction of Character for 首

Radicals and parts present in 首
» Part put together
» Part eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
» Part oneself
Origin and construction of 首

Kanji related to 首

  • 貿

Meanings in Other Languages for 首

French
  1. cou, compteur de chansons ou poèmes
Portuguese
  1. pescoço
Spanish
  1. cuello, principio

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