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KanjiN3Grade 2 · 小216 strokesRadical 頁#433 in newspapers

頭 · head, counter for large animals

頭 is a kanji meaning head, counter for large animals. It has 16 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • トウtō
  • ズzu
  • トto

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あたまatama
  • かしらkashira
  • -がしら-gashira
  • かぶりkaburi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 頭 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 頭
WordReadingMeaningLevel
頭あたまheadN5
頭痛ずつうheadacheN3
頭脳ずのうhead, brains, intellectN2
先頭せんとうhead, lead, vanguardN2
口頭こうとうoralN1
街頭がいとうin the streetN1
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More words that use 頭
WordReadingMeaningLevel
頭かしらhead, chiefN1
冒頭ぼうとうbeginning, start, outsetN1

Example sentence

頭が痛くなる。

あたまがいたくなる

It is getting on my nerves.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #123862 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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