9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

neck, counter for songs and poems

Kun'yomi
  • neck ②head ③dismissal (from a job)
On'yomi
  • シュ
    counter for songs and poems
Nanori
  • おびと
    Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)
  • こべ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くび 73.2%
シュ 26.8%

Character Breakdown

neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

neck ②head ③dismissal (from a job)
capital (city)
surrender (to the authorities)
(animal) collar ②necklace
person with a bounty on their head
nape of the neck
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References

Unicode hex code 9996
JIS X 0208 1-28-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5186
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6719
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2265
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44489
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 148
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 239
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 155
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 393
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1910
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 70
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o7.2
Four corner code 8060.1
De Roo Code 979