くび
Meanings
Noun
1. neck
2. head
3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
also written as 馘
Pitch accent
Top 18600
Used in vocabulary (86 in total)
nipple; teat
yoke; constraints; oppression
wrist
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
nape of the neck
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to fire from a job
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
freshly severed head
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
necklace; choker
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle); long-necked person
to shake one's head
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
to wring the neck; to strangle
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
hanging oneself
falsified severed head
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
to duck one's head
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
hanging (by the neck)
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
round-necked (T-shirt)
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
to shake one's head
nipple; teat
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to incline one's head
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
the scruff or nape of the neck
headless
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
person with a bounty on their head
to behead; to decapitate
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to hang (e.g. oneself)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to eagerly look forward to
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
(death by) hanging
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to have one's neck wrung
head of a sleeping person
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
pillory; burden
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
to get together
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
shrunken head
neckband (usu. ornamental); lanyard
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
being at a loss
head-twisting throw
Kayan people
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
bottleneck effect
to wrench one's neck
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis)
bombardier beetle (any insect of subfamily Brachininae)
red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus); Bennett's wallaby
text neck; neck injury from excessive texting, etc.
appearance of one's neck
Ushikubi Dam
Examples (17 in total)
My neck is a bit sore.
My neck hurts today.
He has a thick neck.