A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 16 strokes

Head ; Counter For Large Animals

Readings on: トウ・ズ・ト
Kun readings: あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり

頭あたま — head

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 頭痛ずつう — headache Word card → Source
• 口頭こうとう — Oral Source
• 頭骨とうこつ — skull Source
• 出頭しゅっとう — appearance; presence Source
• 頭脳ずのう — brain; head Source
• 冒頭ぼうとう — start; origin Source