頭
head; counter for large animals
16 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 433.
Readings
- トウ (on reading): 初頭 (しょとう) beginning (of a century, etc.); 頭 (とう) counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
- あたま (kun reading): 頭 (あたま) head; 頭割り (あたまわり) sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.)
- ズ (on reading): 頭痛 (ずつう) headache; 頭上 (ずじょう) overhead
- かしら (kun reading): 頭文字 (かしらもじ) first letter of a word; 若頭 (わかがしら) leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen
- ト (on reading): 音頭 (おんど) lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); 音頭取り (おんどとり) taking the lead
- がしら (kun reading)
- かぶり (kun reading): 頭を振る (かぶりをふる) to shake one's head (in denial)
- Read as a whole word: 雅楽頭 (うたのかみ) chief court musician (ritsuryō system)
Components
- 豆
- 頁
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 口 radical mouth
- 目 radical eye
- 豆 radical bean
- 貝 radical shell; money
- 頁 radical head; page
Words using 頭
- 初頭 (しょとう) beginning (of a century, etc.)
- 頭 (とう) counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
- 頭部 (とうぶ) head
- 先頭 (せんとう) head (of a line, group, etc.)
- 冒頭 (ぼうとう) beginning
- 頭 (あたま) head
- 頭割り (あたまわり) sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.)
- 頭の回転 (あたまのかいてん) thoughts
- 頭打ち (あたまうち) reaching a peak
- 頭が悪い (あたまがわるい) slow
- 頭痛 (ずつう) headache
- 頭上 (ずじょう) overhead
- 頭脳 (ずのう) head
- 頭痛薬 (ずつうやく) headache medicine
- 頭蓋骨 (ずがいこつ) skull
- 頭文字 (かしらもじ) first letter of a word
- 若頭 (わかがしら) leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen
- 組頭 (くみがしら) group leader
- 旗頭 (はたがしら) leader
- 目頭 (めがしら) inner canthus
- 音頭 (おんど) lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.)
- 音頭取り (おんどとり) taking the lead
- 河内音頭 (かわちおんど) narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)
- 音頭をとる (おんどをとる) to take the lead (of a group of people)
- 花笠音頭 (はながさおんど) traditional ballad sung wearing hanagasa (esp. Yamagata Pref.)
- 頭を振る (かぶりをふる) to shake one's head (in denial)
- 雅楽頭 (うたのかみ) chief court musician (ritsuryō system)
- 饅頭 (まんじゅう) manjū
- 塔頭 (たっちゅう) small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest
- 碼頭 (マートー) wharf
- もみじ饅頭 (もみじまんじゅう) steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
- 雀頭 (ジャントー) pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds)
643 words in all.