頭 Kanji – head
The Japanese kanji 頭 can mean head, counter for large animals.
Meaning and Readings
How is 頭 read?
頭 has the onyomi readings トウ, ズ, ト and the kunyomi readings あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, zu, to, atama, kashira, gashira, kaburi.
Common Japanese Words Using 頭
These common Japanese words contain 頭. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 音頭（おんど） — lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.), (someone's) lead
- 会頭（かいとう） — society president
- 街頭（がいとう） — (on the) street
- 核弾頭（かくだんとう） — nuclear warhead
- 口頭（こうとう） — oral, verbal, spoken, parol
- 出頭（しゅっとう） — appearance, presence, attendance
- 初頭（しょとう） — beginning (of a century, etc.)
- 石頭（いしあたま） — obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness
- 前頭（まえがしら） — rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
- 台頭（たいとう） — rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength