雁首を揃える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がん
Jinmeiyō
くび
Grade: 2
そろ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
雁首をそろえる
がん首をそろえる

Etymology

雁首 + + 揃える, literally "gathering goose's neck". Note that (がん)(くび) (gankubi) is a humorous and/or derogatory term referring to "human head".

Verb

(がん)(くび)(そろ)える • (gankubi o soroeru) ichidan (stem (がん)(くび)(そろ) (gankubi o soroe), past (がん)(くび)(そろ)えた (gankubi o soroeta))

  1. (idiomatic, humorous, derogatory) line up (of two or more people)
    (がん)(くび)そろえて(なに)しに()たんだ。
    Gankubi soroete nani shi ni kitan da.
    What brings all of you here?

Conjugation

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