雁首を揃える

Japanese edit

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 edit

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 edit

(がん)(くび)(そろ)える (gankubi o soroeruichidan (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 edit