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首筋

頚筋、 頸筋、 首すじ

Reading

Kana: くびすじ
Romaji: kubisuji
Kana
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Definition

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: ケイ、 くび
Meanings: neck, head
Readings: ケイ、 くび
Meanings: neck, head

Example Sentences

(かれ)(わたし)首筋(くびすじ)をつかんだ。
➥He caught me by the neck.
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(かれ)首筋(くびすじ)()がすっと(つた)った。
➥A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
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(わたし)(ねこ)首筋(くびすじ)をつかんだ。
➥I seized the cat by the neck.
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投擲用(とうてきよう)のナイフが(おとこ)たちの首筋(くびすじ)深々(ふかぶか)(つさ)()さっていた。
➥Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.
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