首根

くびね

Also written 頸根

Meanings

1. Noun scruff of the neck

Kanji

• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 根 root. Read as ね.

Example sentences

• 刑事の一人が彼の首根っこをつかんだ。
  One of the detectives seized him by the neck.

Words containing 首根

• 首根っこ (くびねっこ) scruff of the neck

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