Onyomi: ズ, ト, トウ · Kunyomi: -がしら, あたま, かしら, かぶり · Meanings: counter for large animals, head
Kanji for counter for large animals, head
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頭 is made from 頁, meaning “head,” and 豆, which originally refers to a container or something placed on top. The image is of something sitting above the head, marking the top or front part. From this idea, 頭 came to mean the head itself, the top, or the beginning of something.
Your head sits at the very top of your body. That topmost part is 頭.
Think of your head as the top container of your body. The very top part is called 頭.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 頭 | あたま | head | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 頭 | とう | counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc. | common Counter |
| 頭 | がしら | top of ..., head of ... | Suffix |
| 頭 | かぶし | shape of one's head | Noun |
| 頭 | こうべ | head | Noun |
| 頭 | ず | head | Noun |
| 頭 | かぶり | head | Noun |
| 頭 | つむ | head | Noun |
| 頭 | つむり | head | Noun |
| ド頭 | どたま | head, dome, bean, nob, noggin | Noun |