えり
襟
くび
首
　
を
つか
掴
　
む

expression, Godan verb

  1. to seize (someone) by the collar, to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck, to collar (someone).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えり
襟
くび
首
　
を
つか
掴
　
む
 襟首を掴む えりくびをつかむ
えり
襟
くび
首
　
を
　
つ
　
か
　
む
 襟首をつかむ えりくびをつかむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

collar, neck, lapel
えり　キン (9th, N1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
prohibition, ban, forbid
キン (5th, N2)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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)
catch, seize, grasp
つか.む　カク (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
country
コク　くに　くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま　ギョク　おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)