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首

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • neck
  • counter for songs and poems

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シュ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くび
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#594
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
首#185 · head

Components

Common Words

  • 首相しゅしょうNounprime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
  • 首長しゅちょうNounhead (of organization, organisation), chief
  • 首都しゅとNoun(national) capital (city), metropolis
  • 首脳しゅのうNounhead, leader, top
  • 首班しゅはんNounhead, leader, prime minister
  • 首尾しゅびNounbeginning and end, from beginning to end
  • 首謀しゅぼうNounplotting, planning (crime, intrigue)
  • 首位しゅいNounfirst place, head position, leading position

Practice in Kanjiru

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