頚
頚: neck
neck
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Readings
On
ケイ
Kunくび
Variant of 頸. Read けい in medical terms (頚椎, 頚部); 首 is the everyday word for neck.
Key words
頚椎けいついcervical vertebrae
頚部けいぶneck region
頚動脈けいどうみゃくcarotid artery
頚くびneck
頚城くびきKubiki (Niigata)
Example sentences
事故で頚椎を痛め、半年ほど通院した。
I injured my cervical spine in an accident and went to the hospital for about six months.
医者は、頚動脈の血の流れを調べるために超音波の機械を使った。
The doctor used an ultrasound machine to check the blood flow in the carotid artery.
頚城地方は新潟県の南西部にあり、冬は雪が深い。
The Kubiki area lies in southwestern Niigata Prefecture, and the snow is deep in winter.