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Kanji Detail for 頭 - "head, top, leader"

頭

  • Meaning

    頭 means "head, top, leader."

    1. Head - The top part of the body.

    2. Top - The highest point.

    3. Leader - The chief or boss.

    4. Beginning - The start of something.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    head; counter for large animals

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    head; top; chief, first; boss

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    head; chief, boss; first, top

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The head. The topmost part of the whole body. | The topmost position of anything is called 頭. As in 山頭 (mountaintop), 樓頭 (top of a building). | The highest grade is also called 頭. As in 頭等 (first class), 頭號 (first-rate). | The end of something. As in both ends are also called 兩頭. | A leader. As in 行頭 (head of a group), 頭目 (leader). | A count for livestock. Cattle and sheep are both counted using 頭. | In ancient times, one person was also called 一頭. As in recording the story of the nine brothers of the Human Emperor is called 九頭紀. | A commonly used particle. Often used in Tang and Song poetry. As in 眉頭 (brow), 鼻頭 (nose tip), 五更頭 (at the fifth watch), 屋山頭 (on the roof ridge) and the like. | To wash the face.
  • Onyomitip

    ju(じゅ) じゅ

    to(と) と

    zu(ず) ず

  • Kunyomitip

    atama(あたま) あたま

    hotori(ほとり) ほとり

    kaburi(かぶり) かぶり

    kami(かみ) かみ

    kashira(かしら) かしら

    koube(こうべ) こうべ

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords
    head top leader chief boss brain mind intelligence first beginning start front summit peak counter cattle director manager principal

Sentences including 頭

  • Our company is too top-heavy.

  • That boy has good brains.

  • We took his story on trust.

  • I have a headache.

  • She is very smart , and what is more , she studies hard.

  • My headache has gone.

  • I feel heavy in the head.

  • He thinks only of making money.

  • I have a bad headache today.

  • I had a bad headache yesterday. that was why i was absent.

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