A cloth worn around the neck for warmth or fashion. Often synonymous with 襟巻き (erimaki).
See also: 襟巻き
I went out wearing a scarf because it was cold.
She gave me a hand-knitted muffler as a present.
Loanword from English 'scarf'; often implies a lighter, more fashionable accessory, whereas 首巻き can be any neck wrap including thick winter ones.
Standard kanji spelling for a scarf or muffler.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Rarely used kanji form; 頸 is a less common character for 'neck'.
Rarely used kanji form; combines the uncommon 頸 with no okurigana.
Compound of 首 (kubi, 'neck') and 巻き (maki, 'wrapping'), from the verb 巻く (maku, 'to wrap').