頭 — head, counter for large animals

あたま頭 head

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 16 strokes body

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.

Meanings

head
counter for large animals

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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).

頭(あたま) atama head

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).

先(せん) 頭(とう) sentou head 店(てん) 頭(とう) tentou shop front 口(こう) 頭(とう) koutou oral 台(たい) 頭(とう) taitou rise 出(しゅっ) 頭(とう) shuttou appearance 筆(ひっ) 頭(とう) hittou first on a list 頭(とう) 部(ぶ) toubu head 念(ねん) 頭(とう) nentou mind

す・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

頭(ず) 上(じょう) zujou overhead 頭(ず) 痛(つう) zutsuu headache 頭(ず) 脳(のう) zunou brain

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頭 — head, counter for large animals

Meanings

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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).

す・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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頭 — head, counter for large animals

Meanings

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).

す ・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

す・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).