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JLPT N4 · Body & health

首

くび

neck

Stroke order of 首

首 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Hair (丷) on top of a nose and self (自) sits on the neck.

Parts: 丷 hair + 一 + 自 nose/self

Example sentence

キリンは首が長いです。

きりんはくびがながいです。

Giraffes have long necks.

Words with 首

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