Japanese Words Containing 頭

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
頭	とう	counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.	n5
番頭	ばんとう	(head) clerk
頭脳	ずのう	head; brains; intellect; understanding	n1
先頭	せんとう	head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront	n2
頭上	ずじょう	overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
頭髪	とうはつ	hair (on the head)
到頭	とうとう	finally; at last; in the end; ultimately	n3
頭巾	ずきん	headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; cap
船頭	せんどう	boatman; ferryman	n1
没頭	ぼっとう	immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to	n1
頭痛	ずつう	headache	n3
念頭	ねんとう	(on one's) mind; heed	n2
饅頭	まんじゅう	manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling	n1
店頭	てんとう	shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; (near the) shop entrance	n1
冒頭	ぼうとう	beginning; opening; start; outset	n1
街頭	がいとう	(on the) street	n1
音頭	おんど	lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)	n3
枕頭	ちんとう	bedside
筆頭	ひっとう	brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
膝頭	ひざがしら	kneecap
頭部	とうぶ	head
徹頭徹尾	てっとうてつび	thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way
初頭	しょとう	beginning (of a century, etc.)	n1
出頭	しゅっとう	appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police)
巻頭	かんとう	beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
毛頭	もうとう	(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
後頭部	こうとうぶ	back of head
禿頭	はげあたま	bald head; baldness
点頭く	うなずく	to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree	n2
頭蓋骨	ずがいこつ	skull; cranium
埠頭	ふとう	pier; wharf; quay; dock	n1
口頭	こうとう	oral; verbal; spoken; parol	n1
擡頭	たいとう	rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence	n2
頭数	あたまかず	number of persons; numerical strength; head count
心頭	しんとう	heart; mind	n1
話頭	わとう	topic; subject
座頭	ざがしら	leader of a troupe
路頭	ろとう	roadside; wayside
叩頭	こうとう	kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)	n2
組頭	くみがしら	group leader
波頭	なみがしら	wave crest; whitecaps
低頭	ていとう	low bow
頭取	とうどり	(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
地頭	じとう	lord of a manor; estate steward
頭文字	かしらもじ	first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
頭ごなし	あたまごなし	unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain	n2
指頭	しとう	fingertip
台頭	たいとう	rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence	n2
頭目	とうもく	chief; head; leader
陣頭	じんとう	head of an army
鶏頭	けいとう	silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
馬頭	めず	horse-headed demon (in hell)
年頭	ねんとう	beginning of the year; the oldest person	n2
人頭	じんとう	number of people; population; human head
頭領	とうりょう	head; chief; boss
教頭	きょうとう	deputy head teacher; vice principal
頭角	とうかく	top of the head	n2
劈頭	へきとう	beginning; outset; opening; start
平身低頭	へいしんていとう	prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
小頭	こがしら	head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
巨頭	きょとう	leader; magnate; big head
竜頭	りゅうず	crown (of a watch); stem; canon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
頭蓋	ずがい	cranium; skull
龍頭	たつがしら	something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
断頭	だんとう	beheading; decapitation
発頭人	ほっとうにん	originator; promoter
頭字	かしらじ	first letter; first letters; initial
柄頭	つかがしら	pommel
牛頭	ごず	ox-headed demon (in hell)
社頭	しゃとう	front of (the main building of) a shrine
土饅頭	どまんじゅう	burial mound
白頭	しろがしら	white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon
目頭	めがしら	inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
葉鶏頭	はげいとう	Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala
喉頭	こうとう	larynx	n2
点頭	てんとう	nodding	n1
旗頭	はたがしら	leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
駅頭	えきとう	station area; in front of a station; (at a) station
頭陀袋	ずだぶくろ	sack; carry-all bag
獅子頭	ししがしら	lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
大頭	おおがしら	leader of a (large) group; large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp; puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae); first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke
頭でっかち	あたまでっかち	top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
頭皮	とうひ	scalp	n1
前頭	まえがしら	rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
岩頭	がんとう	top of a massive rock
頭株	あたまかぶ	chief; leader; head; executive
出合頭	であいがしら	the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
出会い頭	であいがしら	the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
出会頭	であいがしら	the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
音頭取り	おんどとり	taking the lead; leadership; leader; pacemaker
饅頭笠	まんじゅうがさ	shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
馬頭観音	ばとうかんのん	Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
両頭	りょうとう	double-headed
頭立つ	かしらだつ	to become the head (of a group, organization, etc.); to rise to the top
舌頭	ぜっとう	tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
塔頭	たっちゅう	small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
柱頭	ちゅうとう	capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
石頭	いしあたま	obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
百尺竿頭	ひゃくせきかんとう	the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
接頭	せっとう	prefix

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