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    首

    首くび

    neck

    N4KMT2News #3+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthWork & CareerKanji Vocab9 strokes

    頸頚馘

    くびクビ

    Noun

    1.
    neck
    2.
    head
    3.
    dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    首くびが痛いたい。

    My neck hurts.

    KMT2Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    彼かれは首くびを横よこに振ふった。

    He shook his head.

    KMT2Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    首くびのストレッチは肩かたこりに効もこ果うか的てきです。

    Neck stretches are effective for stiff shoulders.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    会かい社しゃの業ぎょう績せき不ふ振しんで、多おおくの社しゃ員いんが首くびになった。

    Due to the company's poor performance, many employees were fired.

    KMT4Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    リストラで首くびを切きられるのではないかと心 配 だ。

    I'm worried I might be laid off due to restructuring.

    KMT4Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
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