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あたま· also かしら、とう、がしら、ず、こうべ、かぶし、かぶり、つむり、つむ

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains

JLPT N5 Common word Intermediate Japanese L2 Also written 首

Meanings

  1. Noun

    head
  2. hair (on one's head)
  3. mind; brains; intellect
  4. leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. top; tip
All 17 meanings
  1. beginning; start
  2. head; person
  3. down payment; depositAbbreviation
  4. top structural component of a kanji
  5. pairColloquial
  6. Counter

    counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
  7. Suffix

    top of ...; head of ...
  8. the moment that ...
  9. Noun

    head
  10. head
  11. head
  12. headAbbreviation
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
  1. shape of one's headArchaic
  2. headDated

Example sentences

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