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Grade 2JLPT N3

neck, counter for songs and poems

9 strokes · frequency rank #98

On
シュ
Kun
くび

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Common words

  1. しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier1
    • The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.

    • The Prime Minister will go on the air tomorrow.

    • The prime minister was unable to form a cabinet.

  2. しゅのうhead; leader; top2
    • The top leaders of seven countries attended the meeting.

    • The leaders of seven industrial democracies will meet in Okinawa in 2000.

    • Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.

  3. とうしゅparty leader3
    • The leader of our party met with the other leaders and talked about the problem.

    • The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.

  4. しゅと(national) capital (city); metropolis4
    • Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

    • The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

    • Paris is the capital of France.

  5. くびneck5
    • The bird dipped its head into the water.

    • Your job hangs by a thread.

    • Its neck and head were very soft.

  6. しゅいfirst place; head position; leading position6
    • Hanshin's moment of glory didn't last. They fell out of first place in a hurry.

    • We tied with the other team for first place.

    • The two candidates are struggling for mastery.

  7. しゅとけんGreater Tokyo Metropolitan area7
    • There's a fuel shortage even in the Tokyo area.

  8. いっしゅone tanka; one poem8
    • After climbing Mt Fuji I got the inspiration for a poem.

  9. げんしゅsovereign; ruler; head of state9
  10. しゅちょうhead (of organization, organisation); chief10

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