寝首

ねくび

Meanings

1. Noun head of a sleeping person

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 首 neck. Read as くび.

Example sentences

• いつ寝首を掻かれるかわかったものではありません。
  There's no telling when she'll stab you in the back.

Words containing 寝首

• 寝首をかく (ねくびをかく) to cut off the head of a sleeping person

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