Memory phrase for the Kanji: 首
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首 |
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Meaning
| head, neck, chief
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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.
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Radicals
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首
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head | Also this variation of head is used: 頁 |
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目
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eye | |
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頁
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(fore-)head, page | The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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