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    3. 首筋

    首筋

    首くび筋すじ

    nape of the neck

    KMT9News #33+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab21 strokes

    首すじ頸筋頚筋

    くびすじ

    Noun

    1.
    nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    首くび筋すじが凝こっている。

    My nape is stiff.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    日ひ差ざしが強つよいので、首くび筋すじに日ひ焼やけ止どめを塗ぬった。

    The sun is strong, so I applied sunscreen to my nape.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthDaily LifeWeather & Geography
    首くび筋すじのリンパ節せつが腫はれている場ば合あいは、医い師しの診しん察さつが必ひつ要ようです。

    If the lymph nodes in your nape are swollen, a doctor's examination is necessary.

    KMT9Medicine & Health
    夏なつは髪かみをアップにして、首くび筋すじを涼すずしく保たもつのが好すきだ。

    In summer, I like to put my hair up and keep my nape cool.

    KMT9Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    緊きん張ちょうすると、首くび筋すじから肩かたにかけて筋きん肉にくが硬かたくなるのを感かんじる。

    When I get nervous, I feel the muscles from my nape to my shoulders stiffen.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    筋
    すじ…(1)
    muscle・sinew・tendon・fiber・plot…(2)
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