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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

  • 首くびNoun
    neck
  • 首相しゅしょうNoun
    prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
  • 首脳しゅのうNoun
    head, leader, top
  • 党首とうしゅNoun
    party leader
  • 首都しゅとNoun
    (national) capital (city), metropolis
  • 首位しゅいNoun
    first place, head position, leading position
  • 首都圏しゅとけんNoun
    Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
  • 一首いっしゅNoun
    one tanka, one poem

Practice in Kanjiru

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