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KanjiN3Grade 2 · 小29 strokesRadical 首#98 in newspapers

首 · neck, counter for songs and poems

首 is a kanji meaning neck, counter for songs and poems. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シュshu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • くびkubi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 首 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 首
WordReadingMeaningLevel
首くびneckN4
首相しゅしょうPrime MinisterN3
首都しゅとcapital cityN3
手首てくびwristN2
部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)N2
元首げんしゅruler, sovereignN1
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More words that use 首
WordReadingMeaningLevel
首飾りくびかざりnecklaceN1
首輪くびわnecklace, chokerN1
自首じしゅsurrender, give oneself upN1
首脳しゅのうhead, leaderN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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