頭 — head, counter for large animals
あたま
頭
head
あたま
U+982D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #433
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1441
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- head
- counter for large animals
Readings
- On'yomi
- とう tou ず zu と to
- Kun'yomi
- あたま atama かしら kashira かぶり kaburi がしら gashira
word
あたま atama Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
とう tou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ず zu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
と ・ど to On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
かしら ・がしら kashira Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
32 wordsEach dot is a word containing 頭: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 16 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.