雁首

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雁	首
かり Jinmeiyō	くび Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 雁 (kari, “wild goose”) +‎ 首 (kubi, “neck”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かりくび [kàríkúbí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) かりくび [kàríꜜkùbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲikɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

雁(かり)首(くび) • (karikubi)

goose's neck, something resembling a goose's neck
(anatomy) corona (circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雁	首
がん Jinmeiyō	くび Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 雁 (gan, “wild goose”) +‎ 首 (kubi, “neck”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がんくび [gàńkúbí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) がんくび [gàńkúꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ŋkɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

Noun

雁(がん)首(くび) • (gankubi)

bowl (part of a pipe)
(humorous, derogatory) human neck or head

Derived terms

Derived terms

雁首草(がんくびそう) (gankubisō)
雁首(がんくび)を揃(そろ)える (gankubi o soroeru) line up (of two or more people)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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