あたま
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. Abbreviation.
  9. top structural component of a kanji.
  10. Messages.mahj.pair. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あたま
頭
 頭 あたま ✔
かしら
頭
 頭 かしら ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

head, counter for large animals
あたま　トウ　ズ (2nd, N3)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)