首くび巻まき

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Meanings

1

A cloth worn around the neck for warmth or fashion. Often synonymous with 襟巻き (erimaki).

See also: 襟巻き

寒さむいので首くび巻まきをして出でかけた。
I went out wearing a scarf because it was cold.
彼かの女じょは手て編あみの首くび巻まきをプレゼントしてくれた。
She gave me a hand-knitted muffler as a present.

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Kanji

首neck, counter for songs and poems
巻scroll, volume, book
頸neck, head

Related words

襟えり巻まき
Nearly identical in meaning; 襟巻き is slightly more common and explicitly refers to wrapping the collar area.
マフラー
Loanword from English 'muffler'; more common in modern casual speech, while 首巻き feels slightly more traditional or written.
スカーフ
Loanword from English 'scarf'; often implies a lighter, more fashionable accessory, whereas 首巻き can be any neck wrap including thick winter ones.

Built from

首くび+巻まく

Written forms

首くび巻まきUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling for a scarf or muffler.
首くび巻まきUsage33%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
頸くび巻まき
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 頸 is a less common character for 'neck'.
頸くび巻まき
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; combines the uncommon 頸 with no okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 首 (kubi, 'neck') and 巻き (maki, 'wrapping'), from the verb 巻く (maku, 'to wrap').