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    3. 首が回らない

    首が回らない

    首くびが​回まわら​な​い​

    being over one's head (in debt, etc.)

    NTExpressionsBusiness & FinanceMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab28 strokes

    首がまわらない

    くびがまわらない

    Expressions

    1.
    being over one's head (in debt, etc.), being up to one's neck (in debt)
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    being unable to turn one's head

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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