くび

首

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    neck

    • その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。
      Its neck and head were very soft.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    head

    • 鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
      The bird dipped its head into the water.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
    word usually written using kana alone

    • あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。
      Your job hangs by a thread.