Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) かりくび [kàríkúbí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) かり​くび [kàríꜜkùbì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾikɯᵝbi]

Noun

雁首 ‎(hiragana かりくび, romaji karikubi)

1. goose's neck, something resembling a goose's neck
2. (anatomy) corona (circumference of the base of the glans **** in human males)

Etymology 2

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): [ɡã̠ŋkɯᵝbi]

Noun

雁首 ‎(hiragana がんくび, romaji gankubi)

1. bowl (part of a pipe)
2. (humorous, derogatory) human neck or head

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3