頭
N5あたま
[atama]
Meanings
1.Noun
head
2.Noun
hair (on one's head)
3.Noun
mind; brains; intellect
4.Noun
leader; chief; boss; captain
5.Noun
top; tip
6.Noun
beginning; start
7.Noun
head; person
8.Noun
down payment; deposit
9.Noun
《mahjong》pair
Less common meanings (1)
10.NounJargon
top structural component of a kanji
Other Readings
「頭」 has other readings with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
少し頭が痛くなってきた。
I'm starting to get a slight headache.
毎朝、頭を洗っています。
I wash my hair every morning.
帽子を被って頭を日差しから守った。
I put on a hat to protect my head from the sun.