- くびったま
- くびったま【首っ玉】〔くび〕 the neck; the nape [scruff] (of the neck).
●首っ玉にかじりつく hang onto sb's neck; throw [fling, lock] one's arms around sb's neck.
●猫の首っ玉をつかまえる take a cat by the scruff of the neck
・人の首っ玉をつかまえる grab sb by the neck.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.