頭（あたま）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: head
Example sentences
- 頭が痛かったので、薬を飲んだ。 — I had a headache, so I took some medicine.
- 彼は本当に頭がいい。 — He's really smart.
Idioms & proverbs containing “頭”
- 石頭 (いしあたま) — obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness
- 雪隠で饅頭 (せんちでまんじゅう) — if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; manjū in the toilet
- 魚は頭から腐る (さかなはあたまからくさる) — the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 (たいのおよりいわしのかしら) — better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 鰯の頭も信心から (いわしのあたまもしんじんから) — faith is mysterious; faith is weird; even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
- 船頭多くして船山に登る (せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる) — too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “頭” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)