首をひねる

くびをひねる

to cock one's head in puzzlement, to tilt one's head in contemplation, to wrack one's brain, to think hard

首

おびと おひと おうと かしら くび クビ しゅ

counter for songs and poems

靴ひも

くつひも

shoelace, bootlace

クロロプレン ゴムひも

クロロプレン ゴムひも クロロプレン ゴムひも

Chloroprene rubber cord

ひもじい

hungry

ひも付き

ひもつき

conditions, strings attached, restriction, restrictions, controls

締めひも

しめひも

adjustable strap, bracer, lacing

首鼠

しゅそ

being unable to make up one's mind, sitting on the fence

首座

しゅざ しゅそ

seat of honor, seat of honour, head of the table, head

首筋

くびすじ

nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck

贋首

にせくび

falsified severed head

鎌首

かまくび

sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis), crooked neck, gooseneck

鳩首

きゅうしゅ

going into a huddle

雁首

がんくび かりくび カリくび

(something resembling a) goose's neck

黔首

けんしゅ

the people, the masses, the public, the great unwashed

稽首

けいしゅ

bowing to the floor

首足

しゅそく

head and legs, the body

丸首

まるくび

round-necked (T-shirt)

小首

こくび

head (mainly used in set phrases)