頭
頭

head, counter for large animals

16 strokesFrequency 433JLPT N3Grade 2

On

トウズト

Kun

あたまかしら-がしらかぶり

Nanori

かみがみちゃんつむりづ

Dictionary

Common Words

頭あたまかしらNounFreq #168
1

head

2

hair (on one's head)

Examples
アリスは頭に花をさしています。
Alice has a flower in her hair.
3

あたま only

mind; brains; intellect

Examples
私、ケンと付き合ってるの。彼って、カッコ良くて優しくて、頭もいいの。おまけに、独身よ！
I'm going with Ken. He is cool, gentle and smart. What's more, he is single!
4

leader; chief; boss; captain

5

top; tip

6

beginning; start

Examples
トムは先週の頭に車を盗まれた。
Tom had his car stolen early last week.
7

あたま only

head; person

8

あたま only; Abbreviation

down payment; deposit

9

かしら only

top structural component of a kanji

10

あたま only; Colloquial; Mahjong

pair

頭を下げるあたまをさげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #1497
1

to bow; to bow one's head

2

to apologize; to apologise

3

to bow to; to yield to; to admire

とうとう到頭AdverbUsually kanaFreq #2465
1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

Examples
とうとう、良い考えが浮かんだ。
At last a good idea struck me.
頭からあたまからAdverbFreq #2723
1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing)

2

entirely; completely

3

head-on; head-first

頷くうなずくうなづく肯く《首肯く》《点頭く》IntransitiveGodan verbFreq #3010
1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

Examples
私は同意したということをうなずいて知らせた。
I nodded to show that I agreed.
頭上ずじょうNoun～の Adj.Freq #3261
1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

Examples
飛行機が、頭上を飛んでいる。
An airplane is flying overhead.
頭をかかえる頭を抱えるあたまをかかえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #4111
1

Idiomatic expression

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

先頭せんとうNounFreq #4261
1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

Examples
さあ出発しよう。君先頭を行きなさい。
Let's start now, and you go first.
頭部とうぶNounFreq #4643
1

head

Examples
その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。
Its neck and head were very soft.
頭を振るかぶりを振るかぶりをふるExpressionGodan verbFreq #5429
1

to shake one's head (in denial)

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