漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 216 strokesRadical
On
トウ・ズ
Kun
あたま
Meaning
head

Origin

ORIGIN

頁 (head) + 豆 (tō, the sound) → the head.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ頭部・年頭・船頭
頭脳・頭上・頭痛
音頭
あたま頭・頭金・頭打ち
かしら頭・頭文字・旗頭

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 先頭せんとう

    the front

  • 頭上ずじょう

    overhead

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

頭が いたいです。

I have a headache.

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