頭

head

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingトウ、ズ、ト

Kun readingあたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり

JLPT level: N3 Jōyō Grade 2

Meanings

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彼は帽子を頭に載せた。He put a cap on his head.tatoeba
彼は頭を棚に強くぶつけて大きなこぶを作った。He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.tatoeba
counter for large animals

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
counter for insects in a collection
counter for helmets, masks, etc.

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1549

Compound words

頭痛ずつう

headache

頭脳ずのう

head; brains; intellect; understanding

先頭せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

弾頭だんとう

warhead

頭取とうどり

(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)

街頭がいとう

(on the) street

音頭おんど

lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

会頭かいとう

society president

口頭こうとう

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

出頭しゅっとう

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

初頭しょとう

beginning (of a century, etc.)

石頭いしあたま

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

前頭まえがしら

rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

台頭たいとう

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore

店頭てんとう

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance; over-the-counter

頭角とうかく

top of the head

頭金あたまきん

down payment; deposit

頭骨とうこつ

skull

頭上ずじょう

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

(on one's) mind; heed

筆頭ひっとう

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

冒頭ぼうとう

beginning; opening; start; outset

On Reading Examples

彼は牛を十頭飼っている。とう

He has ten cows.tatoeba

彼は牛を２頭の馬と交換した。とう

He exchanged his cow for two horses.tatoeba

彼は我が国有数の頭脳の一人だ。ずのう

He is one of the best brains in our country.tatoeba

彼の頭脳の働きは活発だった。ずのう

The functions of his brain were very active.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は頭を岩にぶつけた。あたま

He hit his head against a rock.tatoeba

彼は頭を殴られてぼうっとなった。あたま

He was dazed by a blow to the head.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法廷へ出頭を命じられた。

He was summoned to appear in court.tatoeba

彼は埠頭に座っていた。

He was sitting on the quay.tatoeba

彼は彼らより頭がいい。

He is cleverer than they are.tatoeba

後白河上皇は長年頭痛に悩まされていた。

The retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa suffered from headaches for many years.wiki

こうして室町幕府の頭痛の種はほとんどが消滅した。

As a result, most of the headaches for the Muromachi shogunate government were eliminated.wiki

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