えりくびをつかむ

襟首を掴む

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

N3Expression

Expression, Godan verb (mu ending)

to seize (someone) by the collar•to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck•to collar (someone)

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)はすりの襟首を掴んだ。

He seized the pickpocket by the collar.

collar, neck, lapel, one's inner feelings

キン / えり

neck, counter for songs and poems

シュ / くび

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

カク / つか.む