首くび根ねっこMeaningsNoun1. scruff of the neckKanji used首neck根rootPitch accentくびねっこくびねっこくびねっこComposed of首くびneck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing; sackingNoun根ねっこroot (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base; foundation; origin; sourceNounExamples1刑けい事じの一人ひとりが彼かれの首くび根ねっこをつかんだ。One of the detectives seized him by the neck.