This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シュ、くび
Romaji: shu, kubi
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おびと、こべ、す
Romaji: obito, kobe, su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

neck, counter for songs and poems

Stroke Diagram

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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
(しゅ)
counter for songs and poems
(こうべ、かぶり、ず、つむり、つむ、つぶり、かぶ)
head
(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
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
(つかさ)
office; official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
(かしら)
head (of a doll)
(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
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