How do you read and pronounce 首が回らない?

首が回らない is read as "kubigamawaranai" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 首が回らない in a sentence?

Example: とても首が回らないですね。 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

What kanji are in 首が回らない?

首が回らない contains the kanji: 首 and 回. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

首が回らない – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

Q: What does 首が回らない mean in Japanese?

首が回らない (kubigamawaranai) means "being over one's head (in debt, etc.), being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head" in Japanese.

首が回らない

kubigamawaranai

being over one's head (in debt, etc.), being up to one's neck (in debt)

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kubigamawaranai being over one's head (in debt, etc.), being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head

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Kanji Breakdown

首

Neck, Counter For Songs And Poems

On: しゅ Kun: くび

9 strokes N3

回

-times, Round, Game, Revolve, Counter For Occurrences

On: かい,え Kun: まわ.る,-まわ.る,-まわ.り,まわ.す,-まわ.す,まわ.し-,-まわ.し,もとお.る,か.える

6 strokes N3

How to Use This Word

I-adjective (い形容詞)

Pattern

首が回らない → 首が回らなくない → 首が回らなかった → 首が回らなくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example

とても首が回らないですね。

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