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くび, , 頸, 頚, クビ
1. neck
2. head
Usually in kana, also written as 馘
3. dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
See more > common
, , しゅきゅう, しるし
decapitated head of an enemy
, しゅ
Counter
counter for songs and poems
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
, おびと, おひと, おうと
See 姓・かばね, Archaism
Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
, かしら
See 頭・かしら・1
head (of a doll)
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
, , 氏上, このかみ
See 長男, Archaism
1. eldest son
2. older brother, older sister
3. older person
See 氏上
4. head of a clan, head of a region
5. skilled craftsman
私の兄は技師になった。
, , こうべ, かぶり, つむり, つむ, つぶり, かぶ
head
トムは先週の頭に車を盗まれた。
, 司, 寮, , 長, つかさ
Archaism, usu. 官,司,寮
1. office, official
usu. 首,長
2. chief, head
Only 司
3. (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
その会議には150人の外交官がきた。
Particle
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), with
5. by, from
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まで, 迄
Particle, Usually in kana
1. until (a time), till, to, up to
2. to (a place), as far as
3. to (an extent), so far as, even
4. only, merely
10時までに夕食の準備をしておくように取り計らいなさい。
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なる, 成る, 為る
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
1. to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
2. to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)
as ...からなる or ...よりなる
3. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
4. to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished
5. to change (into), to turn (into), to transform
1チームは9人の選手から成る。
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鳴る, なる
Godan verb, Intransitive
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
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なる, 生る
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
to bear fruit
この木は実がならない。
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なる
Suffix, Noun or verb acting prenominally, See 也・なり・2, Archaism
1. that is in
2. who is called, that is called
Interjection, See なるほど, Slang, Abbreviation
3. I see
ちまたではインターネットなるものがはやっています。