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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
JōyōGrade 2
  1. counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
  2. counter for insects in a collection
  3. counter for helmets, masks, etc.

Popular Usage

頭痛頭脳先頭街頭

Radicals and 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
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
弾頭だんとう
warhead
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
頭取とうどり
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
頭上ずじょう
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
頭髪とうはつ
hair (on the head)
頭部とうぶ
head
念頭ねんとう
(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

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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