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襟 Scruff of the neck - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
襟
English: Scruff of the neck
Onyomi:
キン
Kunyomi:
えり
Romaji:
eri
kin
eri
Radical: 行
Kanji: 襟 (18 Strokes)
Grade Level: 8
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 2030
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首をつかむ To collar (someone)

えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首をつかむ To grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck

えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首をつかむ To seize (someone) by the collar

えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首を掴む To collar (someone)

えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首を掴む To grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck

えりくびをつかむ :: 襟首を掴む To seize (someone) by the collar

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

だいえり :: 台襟 Neckband (of a shirt)

ときん :: 頭襟 Small black headgear worn by yamabushi

ときん :: 頭襟 Tokin

しろえり :: 白襟 White lapel

しろえり :: 白襟 White collar

しろえりこう :: 白襟鸛 Whitenecked stork

しろえりこう :: 白襟鸛 Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)

しんきん :: 宸襟 Inner feelings of the emperor

しんきん :: 宸襟 Mind of the emperor

ひだえり :: ひだ襟 Ruffed collar

ひだえり :: ひだ襟 Ruffled collar

ひだえり :: ひだ襟 Ruff

ひだえり :: 襞襟 Ruffed collar

ひだえり :: 襞襟 Ruffled collar

ひだえり :: 襞襟 Ruff

えりかざり :: 襟飾り Necktie

えりかざり :: 襟飾り Jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.)

しろえりマンガベイ :: 白襟マンガベイ White-collared mangabey

しろえりマンガベイ :: 白襟マンガベイ Red-capped mangabey

しろえりマンガベイ :: 白襟マンガベイ Collared mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

えりべんもうちゅうもん :: 襟鞭毛虫門 Choanozoa (phylum of protists closer to animals than to fungi)

えりべんもうちゅうこう :: 襟鞭毛虫綱 Choanoflagellatea (class of flagellate eukaryotes closely related to animals)

えりべんもうちゅう :: 襟鞭毛虫 Choanoflagellate

あかえりまききつねざる :: 赤襟巻狐猿 Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)

Using 襟 in sentences:

(Japanese) 「着物の襟合わせって、右が上？左が上？」「左が上よ。相手から見てｙの字になればいいのよ」「ありがとう」

(English) When you join together the sleeves on a kimono, does the right side or the left side go on top? "The left goes on top. So that when others see it it looks like a y." Thanks."

(Japanese) かっとなって友達の襟首をつかんだ。

(English) He flew into a rage and grabbed his friend by the collar. She flew into a rage and grabbed her friend by the collar.

(Japanese) 襟に染みがついてますよ。

(English) Your collar has a stain on it.

(Japanese) 見知らぬ男が私の襟をつかんだ。

(English) A strange man caught me by the collar.

(Japanese) 酒に酔った男が私の襟をつかんで汚い言葉を吐いた。

(English) The drunken man grasped my collar and swore at me.

How do you say Scruff of the neck in Japanese?

Answer: 襟

How many kanji strokes does 襟 have?

Answer: 18

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