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首
kubi
Description
「首」は、頭と体をつなぐ、細い部分です。
"首" is the narrow part that connects the head and the body.
「首になる」のように、仕事をやめさせられるという意味で使うこともあります。
"首" is also used in expressions like "首になる," meaning to be fired from a job.
Meanings
首kubi
neck, the part connecting head and body
首が痛いです。
My neck hurts.
首kubi
dismissal from a job (informal)
彼は会社を首になった。
He was fired from the company.
首kubi
head (counter for poems, e.g. waka)
和歌を三首読んだ。
I read three waka poems.
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Notes
- Reading
首 is kubi as a word, but shu in compounds like 首都 or as a poem counter.
- Nuance
首になる and 首にする are common casual ways to say fired/to fire someone.
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