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Kanji 頭: meaning "head", readings, stroke order

The kanji 頭 means "head". On'yomi: トウ、ズ、ト; kun'yomi: あたま、かしら. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
head
On'yomi
トウズト· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
あたまかしら
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 頭

  • 頭 あたま — Head
  • 頭痛 ずつう — headache
  • ～頭 ～とう — counter for animals
  • 頭脳 ずのう — head, brains, intellect
  • 先頭 せんとう — head, lead, vanguard
  • 口頭 こうとう — oral
  • 冒頭 ぼうとう — beginning, start, outset

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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