寝首をかく | Japanese meaning

寝首をかく【ねくびをかく】

Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055. (for form 寝首を掻く: 38,768. – 39,308.)

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep
to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

Forms

Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055. (for form 寝首を掻く: 38,768. – 39,308.)

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ku' ending

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep
to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

Forms

N3常用

意lie down; sleep; rest; bed; remain unsold

訓ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める

音シン

N32

意neck; counter for songs and poems

訓くび

音シュ

名おびと、こべ、す

意scratch; rake; comb; paddle; behead

訓か.く

音ソウ

Lingaku

Japanese

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