Japanese Word of the Day

頭
あたま - atama

head

Definitions

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頭

1. n. head (body part)

頭が痛い。 - My head hurts.

2. counter. a head, as when counting people, or cattle or other livestock

3. n. 頭: the head as a whole

4. n. 頭: boss, leader

5. n. 頭: top part of a Chinese character

6. n. 頭, 首: the head of a doll

7. n. head

8. n. (obsolete) head

9. n. head

10. n. hair of the head

11. n. head

12. n. (derogatory) head

13. n. Usage: Often spelled in hiragana, as (m-lite, ja, sc=Jpan, どたま).

14. n. head

15. n. Usage: This reading is more often found in compounds, such as (m-lite, ja, sc=Jpan, 頭痛, tr=zutsū, , a headache).

16. counter. counter for certain relatively large animals, or for livestock animals; "head".

合わせて 1300 頭余りが出荷され、全国各地に流通した。 - Altogether over 1300 head of cattle have been distributed throughout the country.

三頭の北極熊 - three polar bears

一頭の羊 - one sheep

17. counter. counter for insects (used only in biology)

18. n. head

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