Kanji: 首

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	首 Radical name: くび
Meaning:	Neck, counter for songs and poems
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	首(くび)	neck
N3	首相(しゅしょう)	Prime Minister
N3	首都(しゅと)	capital city
N2	手首(てくび)	wrist
N2	部首(ぶしゅ)	radical (of a kanji character)
N1	首飾(くびかざ)り	necklace
N1	首輪(くびわ)	necklace, choker
N1	元首(げんしゅ)	ruler, sovereign
N1	首脳(しゅのう)	head, brains
N1	自首(じしゅ)	surrender, give oneself up