Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 首
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首 |
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Meaning |
head, neck, chief |
Pronunciation |
SHU
kubi |
Explanation |
Image of an eye 目 with emphasized eyebrows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. [As a radical 頁 used without eye-brows 頁 with the meaning: head/forehead] |
Mnemonic
| Dense eyebrows above the eyes: The head (and neck) of the chief. |
Radicals
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首
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head | (Also this variation of head is used: 頁) |
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目
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eye | |
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頁
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(fore-)head, page | (The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 首 |
くび |
neck, head | | 首相 |
しゅしょう |
Prime Minister | | 手首 |
てくび |
wrist | | 元首 |
げんしゅ |
ruler, sovereign | | 自首 |
じしゅ |
surrender/give oneself up | | 部首 |
ぶしゅ |
radical (of a kanji character) | | 首脳 |
しゅのう |
head/brains | | 首輪 |
くびわ |
necklace/choker | | 首都 |
しゅと |
capital city |
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