noun

  1. head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank).
  2. neck, head. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
雁首 がんくび
 
 
がん首 がんくび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wild goose
かり ガン かりがね (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)