首筋

くびすじ

Also written 頸筋, 首すじ, 頚筋

Meanings

1. Noun nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

Kanji

• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 筋 muscle. Read as すじ.

Example sentences

• 私は猫の首筋をつかんだ。
  I seized the cat by the neck.
• 彼は私の首筋をつかんだ。
  He caught me by the neck.
• 彼の首筋を血がすっと伝った。
  A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
• 投擲用のナイフが男たちの首筋に深々と突き刺さっていた。
  Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.

Words containing 首筋

• 首筋を違える (くびすじをちがえる) to wrench one's neck

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