轆轤首

See also: 辘轳首

Chinese

well pulley; windlass; winch
 
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (轆轤首) 轆轤 首
simp. (辘轳首) 辘轳 首

Pronunciation


Noun

轆轤首

  1. (Japanese mythology) rokurokubi


Japanese

Kanji in this term
轆 轤 首
ろく
Hyōgaiji
ろ
Hyōgaiji
くび
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 轆轤 (rokuro, “lathe”) +‎ 首 (kubi, “neck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rokurokubi]

Noun

轆(ろく)轤(ろ)首(くび) • (rokurokubi) 

  1. rokurokubi, an imaginary creature with a long neck that can stretch or shrink at will
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