首 - kubi | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

鳥とりは首くびをひょいと水みずに浸ひたした。

toriwa kubio hyoito mizuni hitashita.

The bird dipped its head into the water.

その首くびと頭部とうぶはとてもやわらかかった。

sono kubito tōbuwa totemo yawarakakatta.

Its neck and head were very soft.

あなたの首くびは風前ふうぜんのともし火びだ。

anatano kubiwa fūzenno tomoshibida.

Your job hangs by a thread.

Characters

Written Form

Rarely Used Kanji

首 kanji, 9 strokes neck

Reading

Other Forms

頸 kanji, 16 strokes neck

Rarely Used Kanji

馘 kanji, 17 strokes behead

Rarely Used Kanji

頚 kanji, 14 strokes neck

Rarely Used Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

首くびじゃない

kubijanai

The negative form

1. Not the head.; Not the primary one.

★ Common

Noun

#180304

首くびだった

kubidatta

The past form

1. Prominent; Outstanding

★ Common

Noun

#190335

首くびで

kubide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. By neck; With the neck

★ Common

Noun

#30914

首くびの

kubino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Head's; Of the head

★ Common

Noun

#12394

首くびじゃありません

kubijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not my head.; It is not as you think.

★ Common

Noun

#662150

首くびじゃないです

kubijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not the head.; It's not the main point.

★ Common

Noun

#315298

首くびでした

kubideshita

The polite past form

1. Was the head.

★ Common

Noun

#361982

首くびです

kubidesu

The polite form

1. Head; Self (humble)

★ Common

Noun

#80456

首くびではありません

kubidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not the head.; It is not the main one.

★ Common

Noun

#324010

Common 6 items

首くびじゃなかった

kubijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't the head.; Wasn't first.

★ Common

Noun

#866112

首くびだろう

kubidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably first.; Likely to be the first.

★ Common

Noun

#338304

首くびじゃありませんでした

kubijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the head.; It wasn't my head.

★ Common

Noun

#1174067

首くびじゃなかったです

kubijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the head.; It wasn't first.

★ Common

Noun

#1174067

首くびでしょう

kubideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably.; Likely.

★ Common

Noun

#279099

首くびではありませんでした

kubidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not the head.; Was not the leader.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

Advanced 3 items

首くびだったら

kubidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If head; When head

★ Common

Noun

#541767

首くびであれば

kubideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If head; When head

★ Common

Noun

#458141

首くびなら

kubinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If head; When head

★ Common

Noun

#169934

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