頭(あたま), 首(くび), あたま, かしら, かぶり, こうべ, ず, つむり, つぶり, つむ, かぶ

atama, kashira, kaburi, kōbe, zu, tsumuri, tsuburi, tsumu, kabu

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • head
  • mind; brain; intellect
  • top
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首(くび), 頸, 頚(けい), くび, クビ

kubi, kubi

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • neck
  • head
  • unemployed person

首相(しゅしょう), しゅしょう

shushō

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

首都(しゅと), しゅと

shuto

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • capital city; metropolis

頷(うなず)く, 首肯(うなず)く, 肯(うなず)く, うなずく, うなづく

unazuku, unazuku

JLPT 2

Godan verb with `ku` ending intransitive verb
  • to nod; to bow one's head in assent

手首(てくび), 手(て), 手(て), てくび

tekubi

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • wrist

首脳(しゅのう), 主(しゅ), しゅのう

shunō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • head; brains; leading spirit

首飾(くびかざ)り, 頸飾り, 頚飾(くびかざ)り, くびかざり

kubikazari

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • necklace; choker

首輪(くびわ), くびわ

kubiwa

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • necklace; choker

主席(しゅせき), 首席(しゅせき), しゅせき

shuseki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • head; chief
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • chairman; governor; president
  • top student; head of the class
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首都圏(しゅとけん), しゅとけん

shutoken

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

首位(しゅい), 主位(しゅい), しゅい

shui

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • first place; head position; leading position

官(かん), 司(つかさ), 寮(りょう), 首(くび), 長(なが), つかさ

tsukasa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • office; official
  • chief; head

一(いち), いっしゅ

isshu

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
  • tanka; poem

首長(しゅちょう), しゅちょう

shuchō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • head (of organization, organisation); chief

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