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：2026/01/04
首
Hiragana
くび / こうべ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
人や動物の頭と胴体をつなぐ、細くくびれた部分。英語の「neck」に相当する。 / 頭部とその付け根の部分全体。首から上、頭部を含めたあたりを指す言い方。 / （比喩的）職を失うこと。解雇・免職になること、またはその状態。「会社を首になる」などと用いる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あたまとからだをつなぐところで、あたまをふくめていうこともある。しごとをやめるようにいわれること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
脖子；颈部 / 头颈（头和脖子合在一起） / 解雇；开除
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
頸部 / 頭頸部 / 解僱
Korean Meaning
목 / 머리와 목 전체 / 해고
Vietnamese Meaning
cổ (phần nối đầu với thân) / đầu và cổ (toàn bộ) / sự sa thải (khỏi công việc)
Tagalog Meaning
leeg / ulo at leeg / pagkatanggal sa trabaho
Sense（1）
neck (part of the body connecting head and torso)
Sense（2）
the neck and head as a whole
Sense（3）
dismissal from employment
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neck (part of the body connecting head and torso) / the neck and head as a whole / dismissal from employment
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首
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He had a gold necklace around his neck.
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彼の首には金のネックレスがかかっていました。
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