首くび

くび kubi

neck

noun

Chinese meanings

脖子；解雇

Examples

Furigana

あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。
Your job hangs by a thread.
你的饭碗岌岌可危。
Tatoeba #233205
その首くびと頭とう部ぶはとてもやわらかかった。
Its neck and head were very soft.
它的脖子和头部非常柔软。
Tatoeba #209467

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('78c6412e35'); // 首

{
  "id": "78c6412e35",
  "word": "首",
  "reading": "くび",
  "romaji": "kubi",
  "meanings": [
    "neck"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1592270,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。",
      "en": "Your job hangs by a thread.",
      "tatoeba_id": 233205
    },
    {
      "ja": "その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。",
      "furigana": "その{首|くび}と{頭部|とうぶ}はとてもやわらかかった。",
      "en": "Its neck and head were very soft.",
      "tatoeba_id": 209467
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e9f43f587ce08ac05b98b4de0d5c67f6bbbb1f606a0c55d23cb72b458864df81",
    "meanings": [
      "脖子",
      "解雇"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あなたの首は風前のともし火だ。",
        "zh": "你的饭碗岌岌可危。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。",
        "zh": "它的脖子和头部非常柔软。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/78c6412e35",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "36dbe07f169dd3146f02b3e2804db194e3f9b05a01bbb780bdd604efcff3bd2f"
  }
}