N4 Kanji: 首 (Neck, Head, Chief)
JLPT N4 kanji 首 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 首 |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 首 (itself) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | シュ | shu |
| Kun-yomi | くび | kubi |
Vocabulary
| 首 | くび | kubi | neck | | 首都 | しゅと | shuto | capital city | | 首相 | しゅしょう | shushō | prime minister | | 手首 | てくび | tekubi | wrist | | 足首 | あしくび | ashikubi | ankle |
Stroke Order
1-3. Top 巛 (hair flowing). 4-9. Bottom 自 (self/nose).
Mnemonic
Hair (巛) flowing above a nose (自/自 face area) — the neck connecting head to body.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 道 (road) | 道 has 辶 at bottom; 首 does not | | 自 (self) | 自 is just the lower portion of 首 |