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ど頭

頭

Reading

Kana: どたま
Romaji: dotama
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

head; dome; bean; nob; noggin

Note: word usually written using kana alone; derogatory

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals

頭

Readings

Kana: あたま、かしら
Romaji: atama, kashira
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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

top structural component of a kanji

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals

Example Sentences

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。
➥My head aches.
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頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。
➥Cool off!
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頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いな。
➥I have a headache.
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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。
➥I feel heavy in the head.
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頭(あたま)を下(さ)げろ！
➥Duck!
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母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
➥Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
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頭

Reading

Kana: かぶし
Romaji: kabushi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

shape of one's head

Note: archaism; word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals

Example Sentences

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。
➥My head aches.
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頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。
➥Cool off!
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頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いな。
➥I have a headache.
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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。
➥I feel heavy in the head.
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頭(あたま)を下(さ)げろ！
➥Duck!
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母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
➥Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
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頭

Reading

Kana: がしら
Romaji: gashira
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

suf
1

top of ..; head of ..

Note: after a noun
2

the moment that ..

Note: after the -masu stem of a verb

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals

Example Sentences

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。
➥My head aches.
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頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。
➥Cool off!
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頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いな。
➥I have a headache.
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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。
➥I feel heavy in the head.
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頭(あたま)を下(さ)げろ！
➥Duck!
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母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
➥Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
Full Entry➤
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頭

Reading

Kana: とう
Romaji: tou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

ctr
1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals

Example Sentences

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。
➥My head aches.
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頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。
➥Cool off!
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頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いな。
➥I have a headache.
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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。
➥I feel heavy in the head.
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頭(あたま)を下(さ)げろ！
➥Duck!
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母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
➥Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
Full Entry➤
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頭

首

Readings

Kana: こうべ、かぶり、ず、つむり、つむ、つぶり、かぶ
Romaji: koube, kaburi, zu, tsumuri, tsumu, tsuburi, kabu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

head

Kanji

頭
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
首
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

Example Sentences

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。
➥My head aches.
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頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。
➥Cool off!
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頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いな。
➥I have a headache.
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頭(あたま)が重(おも)い。
➥I feel heavy in the head.
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頭(あたま)を下(さ)げろ！
➥Duck!
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母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
➥Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
Full Entry➤
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