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[あたま()]
atama
noun

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[かしら()]
kashira

English Meaning(s) for 頭

noun
  1. head
  2. hair (on one's head)
  3. mind; brains; intellect
  4. leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. top; tip
  6. beginning; start
  7. head; person
  8. down payment; deposit
  9. top structural component of a kanji
  10. pair

Definition and Synonyms for 頭

Head the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Synonyms: かぶし, どたま, , , , ,
Head the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
Synonyms: くび, かぶし, どたま, ヘッド, , , 雁首, 雁首, , , , , , 頭部, 頭顱, , , , 首級
Caput a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
Synonyms: かぶし, どたま, , , , ,
Head a projection out from one end
Synonyms: かぶし, どたま, , , , ,
Brain that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
Synonyms: おつむ, かぶし, どたま, ブレーン, , , 知力, 知性, 精神, , , , , , 頭脳
Noddle an informal British expression for head or mind
Synonyms: おつむ, かぶし, どたま, , , , ,
Top the upper part of anything
Synonyms: かぶし, どたま, トップ, 上部, , , , ,
Top Dog a person who is in charge
Synonyms: おつむ, かぶし, どたま, チーフ, リーダー, おおがしら, , 主任, 主任者, 大頭, 大頭, , 総督, 親方, , , , 長い, , , , , , 頭分, 頭領
Capitulum a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
Synonyms: かぶし, どたま, 結球, , , , , , 頭状花序
Head contains the face and brains
Synonyms: くび, かぶし, どたま, ヘッド, , , 雁首, 雁首, , , , , , 頭部, 頭顱, , , , 首級
Brain the seat of the faculty of reason
Synonyms: おつむ, かぶし, どたま, ブレーン, , , 知力, 知性, 精神, , , , , , 頭脳

Meanings for each kanji in 頭

» head; counter for large animals

Categories 頭 is a member of

Knowledge the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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Projection any structure that branches out from a central support
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Brain that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
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Part the extended spatial location of something
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Leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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Plant Organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
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Gibbosity something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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Peak a V shape
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External Body Part any body part visible externally
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 頭

Sample Sentences for 頭

The song I heard before in the train station loops endlessly around my head.
Nervous people will scratch their heads.
Doubt is entirely absent from his mind.
I slipped on the ice and hurt my head.
My head still feels woozy.

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