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Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、くび
Romaji: kei, kubi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

neck, head

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  181
Frequency:  2470
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-9
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  geng3
Unicode:  981a
JIS:  375B

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 6626
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 9a7.4
Four Corner Index: 1118.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 43434
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0271
Remembering the kanji Index: 2796
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2813
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1568

Words

(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
首筋 (くびすじ)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
頸動脈 (けいどうみゃく)
carotid artery
刎頚 (ふんけい)
decapitation
首飾り (くびかざり)
necklace; choker
頸部 (けいぶ)
neck (region)
頸肉 (けいにく)
neck flesh
頸椎 (けいつい)
cervical vertebrae
鼠径部 (そけいぶ)
groin; groin region; inguinal region
頚骨 (けいこつ)
neckbones
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