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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 2 - 首

Kanji character Grade 2 首. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 首
About
neck, counter for songs and poems
Kun: くび
On: シュ
9 strokes
Radical: head 首
Parts: 并 目 自 首
 
Onyomi
首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards
 
Kunyomi
首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)
首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
猪首 【いくび】 bull neck