音頭 (おんど) — lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.), (someone's) lead, folk song and dance performed by a group

Meanings

• 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)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• おん 音 sound
• ど 頭 head

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