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ろくろ首
ろくろ首
轆轤首
Reading
Kana:
ろくろくび
Romaji:
rokurokubi
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
Kanji
首
Readings:
シュ、 くび
Meanings:
neck, counter for songs and poems
轆
Readings:
ロク、 ころ
Meanings:
pulley, roller
轤
Reading:
ロ
Meaning:
pulley