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Meaning of 襟首(えりくび) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 襟首

Kana Reading えりくび

Romaji erikubi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

nape of neck

Example sentence

彼は私の襟首を引っ張った。 He dragged at my collar.

Examples of 襟首, えりくび in a sentence

彼は私の襟首を引っ張った。

He dragged at my collar.
彼は私のえり首をつかんだ。

He took me by the collar.
彼はすりの襟首を掴んだ。

He seized the pickpocket by the collar.
男は彼のえり首をつかんだ。

The man seized him by the neck.
私は彼のえり首をつかまえた。

I held him by the collar.

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Kanji in this word

襟 JLPT 1

18 strokes

collar, neck, lapel

On'Yomi: キン

Kun'Yomi: えり

首 JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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