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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

I injured my cervical spine in an accident and went to the hospital for about six months.

The doctor used an ultrasound machine to check the blood flow in the carotid artery.

The Kubiki area lies in southwestern Niigata Prefecture, and the snow is deep in winter.

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