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The kanji 頭: meaning, readings and stroke order
頭
- Meaning
- head
- On reading
- トウ tou、ズ zu、ト* to
- Kun reading
- あたま atama、かしら kashira
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 頁 leaf
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- cái đầu (đầu)
- Japanese
- あたま。
- Korean
- 머리 (두)
- Chinese
- 头
Readings, words and example sentences
トウ tou · on reading
先頭
the front, the lead
兄が 先頭を 走って います。
My big brother is running in the lead.
ズ zu · on reading
頭上
overhead
頭上に 気を つけて ください。
Please watch out above your head.
あたま atama · kun reading
頭
head
朝から 頭が 少し いたいです。
My head has hurt a little since this morning.
かしら kashira · kun reading · less common
頭
leader, chief
かいぞくの お頭は 大きな 船に のって います。
The pirate chief is on a big ship.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 頭 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 頭 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 2 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.