首 is the Japanese kanji for neck, counter for songs and poems. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is くび and its on reading is シュ.
Stroke order
Words with 首
- 首neck
- 首相prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier
- 首都(national) capital (city), metropolis
- 元首sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 首席head, chief
- 党首party leader
Practice 首 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.