首
Meanings
- neck
- counter for songs and poems
Readings
- しゅ
- くび
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT Level
- N3
- Frequency
- #594
Common Words
- 首相しゅしょうprime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
- 首長しゅちょうhead (of organization, organisation), chief
- 首都しゅと(national) capital (city), metropolis
- 首脳しゅのうhead, leader, top
- 首班しゅはんhead, leader, prime minister
Practice in Kanjiru
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