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

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

Noun

雁首 (hiragana かりくび, rōmaji 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

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

Noun

雁首 (hiragana がんくび, rōmaji 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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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