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    3. ろくろっ首

    ろくろっ首

    ろ​く​ろ​っ​首くび

    rokurokubi

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    轆轤っ首

    ろくろっくび

    Noun

    1.
    rokurokubi, long-neck woman, monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    Kanji
    ろ
    ro
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
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