Kanji

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: neck, head

Kunyomi: くび

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leaf

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイカン cervical duct, cervical canal

肩腕症候群 ケイケンワンショウコウグン cervicobrachial syndrome, indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

子宮 シキュウケイ uterine cervix

シャケイ torticollis, wryneck, stiff neck

Kunyomi Examples

くび neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking

首飾り くびかざり necklace, choker

あげくび neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

垂領 たりくび V-shaped overlapping collar