Memory phrase for the character: 首

首

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Meaning

head, neck, chief

Pronunciation

 SHU
kubi

Explanation

 Image of an eye 目 with emphasized eyebrows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. [As a radical 頁 used without eye-brows 頁 with the meaning: head/forehead]

Mnemonic
 
Dense eyebrows above the eyes: The head (and neck) of the chief.

Radicals

首 headAlso this variation of head is used: 頁
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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 Vocabulary

首 くび  neck, head
首相 しゅしょう  Prime Minister
手首 てくび  wrist
元首 げんしゅ  ruler, sovereign
自首 じしゅ  surrender, give oneself up
部首 ぶしゅ  radical (of a kanji character)
首脳 しゅのう  head, brains
首輪 くびわ  necklace, choker
首都 しゅと  capital city

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