Reading
首
kubi
Meaning
- neck
Study memo
Learn all JLPT N4 Vocabulary – 首 (kubi), neck
Example
Here is a list of examples based on the word 首
| 日本語 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| 彼は名目上では首相だが、実際はそうではない。 | He is prime minister in name, but not in reality. |
| 低賃金、劣悪な労働条件、一方的な首切りなどの経済・労働問題はもとより、各種の人道的問題までも引き起こしている。 | Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination. |
| 友人は「不可能だ」と言わんばかりに首を横に振った。 | My friend shook his head as much as to say “impossible”. |
| 水を一杯飲んで、首相は「どんどん質問したまえ！」と言った。 | After taking a drink of water, the Prime Minister said, “Ask away!” |
| 自分の直感が、いかに確かなものか自慢した手前、当てがはずれた時は首をやらなければならなくなった。 | Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong. |
| 富士山に登った後で一首浮かんだ。 | After climbing Mt Fuji I got the inspiration for a poem. |
| ２００６年９月の軍事クーデターで失脚、事実上亡命中だったタイのタクシン元首相が２８日、約１年半ぶりに帰国した。 | Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half. |
| さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。 | Well, it’s time for your decapitation. Don’t you have any last words to say? |
| 自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。 | The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed. |
| ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。 | Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go. |
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