首
Readings
Kana:
シュ、くび
Romaji:
shu, kubi
Name Readings
Kana:
おびと、こべ、す
Romaji:
obito, kobe, su
Meanings
neck, counter for songs and poems
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
9
Radical Number:
185
Frequency:
98
Grade:
2
Skip Pattern:
2-3-6
Korean Reading:
su
Chinese Reading:
shou3
Unicode:
9996
JIS:
3C73
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2265
Nelson Index: 5186
New Nelson Index: 6719
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o7.2
Four Corner Index: 8060.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 139
Gakken Index: 208
Japanese Names Index: 920
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44489
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0438
Remembering the kanji Index: 70
Kanji Flashcards Index: 281
Kodansha Compact Index: 1910
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 155
Kanji in Context Index: 393
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1452
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1956
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 70
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 74
Essential Kanji Index: 138
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2818
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 979
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 239
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 177
Words
首級
(しゅきゅう、しるし)
decapitated head of an enemy
首
(しゅ)
counter for songs and poems
頭
(こうべ、かぶり、ず、つむり、つむ、つぶり、かぶ)
head
兄
(このかみ)
eldest son; older brother; older sister; older person; head of a clan; head of a region; skilled craftsman
首相
(しゅしょう)
Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier
首
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
官
(つかさ)
office; official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
首
(かしら)
head (of a doll)
首
(おびと、おひと、おうと)
Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)
首都
(しゅと)
capital city; metropolis